Spelling Bee Hints

Monday, October 19, 2026

Today's letters

H EGILNW

31 words 153 points 1 pangram

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  1. A 6-letter word: (-ing form) make or shape as with an axe

    Reveal answer HEWING

  2. A 7-letter word: (-ing form) tilt to one side

    Reveal answer HEELING

  3. An 8-letter word: (-ing form) make a characteristic sound, of a horse

    Reveal answer NEIGHING

  4. A 5-letter word: the characteristic sounds made by a horse

    Reveal answer NEIGH

  5. A 4-letter word: clarified butter used in Indian cookery

    Reveal answer GHEE

  6. A 4-letter word: cut or shaped with hard blows of a heavy cutting instrument like an ax or chisel

    Reveal answer HEWN

Common words are left out on purpose. They're all in the full list below.

The pangram

  • An 8-letter pangram starting with W: a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river

    Reveal answer WHEELING

All 31 answers

Each word stays blurred until you reveal it. ★ marks a pangram.

9 letters

  • WHINGEING

8 letters

  • NEIGHING
  • WEIGHING
  • ★ WHEELING
  • WHINGING

7 letters

  • HEELING
  • HILLING
  • HINGING
  • WHEELIE
  • WHILING
  • WHINING

6 letters

  • HEINIE
  • HEWING
  • WHINGE

5 letters

  • HENGE
  • HINGE
  • NEIGH
  • WEIGH
  • WHEEL
  • WHILE
  • WHINE

4 letters

  • GHEE
  • HEEL
  • HELL
  • HEWN
  • HIGH
  • HILL
  • NIGH
  • WHEE
  • WHEN
  • WHEW

Clues adapted from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. LexaCalc is not affiliated with The New York Times.