Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Friday, October 23, 2026
A lean Friday Bee: just 29 words and 88 points in total, so the long words carry the day. Genius is at 61 points, and the single pangram alone is worth 18 of them.
C
G
I
L
O
T
X
29Accepted words
88Max score
61Genius at
1Pangram
Hints, in order
Hint 0 of 3Tap to show one hint at a time.
Hint 1 of 3
Every word must contain the center letter L. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: an 11-letter science adjective, for the study of poisons and toxins.
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: a LOG- cluster (loci, loco, logic and logo), the near-twins GIGOLO and GOOGOL, and a bank of short L words like CLOG, COIL, GILL, LILT, TILL and TOOL for quick points.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: C, G, I, L, O, T, X.
TOXICOLOGIC
All 29 words
The complete accepted word list for the day.
toxicologic
clog
clot
coil
colic
colt
cool
gigolo
gill
gilt
googol
igloo
illicit
illogic
licit
lilt
loci
loco
logic
logo
loll
loot
lotto
olio
till
tilt
toil
toll
tool
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