Spelling Bee Hints

Friday, October 23, 2026

Today's letters

L CGIOTX

29 words 88 points 1 pangram

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  1. A 6-letter word: a cardinal number represented as 1 followed by 100 zeros (ten raised to the…

    Reveal answer GOOGOL
  2. A 7-letter word: invalid or incorrect reasoning

    Reveal answer ILLOGIC
  3. A 5-letter word: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality

    Reveal answer LICIT
  4. A 4-letter word: a jaunty rhythm in music

    Reveal answer LILT
  5. A 4-letter word: hang loosely or laxly

    Reveal answer LOLL
  6. A 6-letter word: a man who has sex with and is supported by a woman

    Reveal answer GIGOLO
  7. A 5-letter word: an Eskimo hut

    Reveal answer IGLOO
  8. A 5-letter word: acute abdominal pain (especially in infants)

    Reveal answer COLIC
  9. A 4-letter word: (-s form) the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting)

    Reveal answer LOCI
  10. A 4-letter word: become or cause to become obstructed

    Reveal answer CLOG

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

The pangram

  • An 11-letter pangram starting with T

    Reveal answer TOXICOLOGIC

All 29 answers

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

11 letters

  • ★Reveal answer TOXICOLOGIC

7 letters

  • Reveal answer ILLICIT
  • Reveal answer ILLOGIC

6 letters

  • Reveal answer GIGOLO
  • Reveal answer GOOGOL

5 letters

  • Reveal answer COLIC
  • Reveal answer IGLOO
  • Reveal answer LICIT
  • Reveal answer LOGIC
  • Reveal answer LOTTO

4 letters

  • Reveal answer CLOG
  • Reveal answer CLOT
  • Reveal answer COIL
  • Reveal answer COLT
  • Reveal answer COOL
  • Reveal answer GILL
  • Reveal answer GILT
  • Reveal answer LILT
  • Reveal answer LOCI
  • Reveal answer LOCO
  • Reveal answer LOGO
  • Reveal answer LOLL
  • Reveal answer LOOT
  • Reveal answer OLIO
  • Reveal answer TILL
  • Reveal answer TILT
  • Reveal answer TOIL
  • Reveal answer TOLL
  • Reveal answer TOOL

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