Spelling Bee · Hints and answers
Spelling Bee hints and answers for Wednesday, October 28, 2026
A single-pangram Bee today, with a generous board built on past tenses: 26 of the 71 words end in -ED. ILLEGIBLE is the longest at nine letters. 71 words, and Genius is at 248 points.
B
D
E
I
G
L
O
71Accepted words
355Max score
248Genius 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 I. Words are at least 4 letters long, and letters can repeat.
Hint 2 of 3 - Pangram
There is one pangram today: a word for being bound by duty or a favor - the feeling in the phrase "much obliged."
Hint 3 of 3 - Stuck?
Look for word families: a big -ED cluster (belied, bellied, billed and boiled among them), a GIG- set (gigged, giggle, giggled and gigolo), and short I words like BIDE, BILE, IDLE and OLIO to bank quick points.
The pangram
It uses all seven letters: I, B, D, E, G, L, O.
OBLIGED
All 71 words
The complete accepted word list for today.
obliged
beige
belie
belied
bellied
bible
bide
bided
biggie
bile
bilge
bill
billed
bloodied
bodied
boil
boiled
boogie
boogied
deli
diddle
diddled
died
dildo
dill
diode
doggie
dogie
dollied
doobie
eddied
edible
elide
elided
eligible
gelid
geoid
gibe
gibed
gigged
giggle
giggled
gigolo
gild
gilded
gill
gilled
glib
glide
glided
goodie
idle
idled
idol
igloo
illegible
iodide
legible
libel
libeled
libelee
libido
lidded
lied
liege
lobbied
oblige
oiled
oldie
olio
ollie
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