Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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The hive
P
D
I
N
S
T
U
- Center letterP
- Outer lettersD · I · N · S · T · U
Puzzle at a glance
61
Total words
1
Pangrams
224
Max points
Words by length
| Letters | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words | 28 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 61 |
Two-letter starts
DI2
DU3
IN3
NI1
PI12
PS2
PU12
SI3
SN2
SP7
ST2
SU3
TI5
TU1
UN3
Answers
Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.
Reveal full answer list (61 words)
dips
1
dipt
1
dups
1
nips
1
pins
1
pint
1
pips
1
piss
1
pits
1
psis
1
psst
1
puds
1
puns
1
punt
1
pups
1
puss
1
puts
1
putt
1
sips
1
snip
1
spin
1
spit
1
spud
1
spun
1
sups
1
tipi
1
tips
1
tups
1
input
5
pints
5
pinup
5
pipit
5
punts
5
putti
5
putts
5
situp
5
snips
5
spins
5
spits
5
spuds
5
sunup
5
tipis
5
unpin
5
dustup
6
inputs
6
pinups
6
pipits
6
pippin
6
pundit
6
situps
6
stupid
6
sunups
6
tittup
6
unpins
6
unspun
6
dustups
7
insipid
7
pippins
7
pundits
14
stupids
7
tittups
7