Spelling Bee answers and hints for October 24, 2026

Today's puzzle is worth 210 points in total. These are the usual rank targets, worked out as a share of the total.

The longest answer is PRACTICAL, at 9 letters.

• alpaca: A sheep-like domesticated animal of the Andes, Vicugna pacos, in the camel family, closely relate...
• apart: Placed separately (in regard to space or time).
• appall: (transitive) To fill with horror or indignation; to dismay.
• apparat: The Soviet machinery of state bureaucratic administration, or a similar communistic structure.
• capital: (uncountable, business, finance, insurance) Money and wealth. The means to acquire goods and serv...
• capri: An island in the Bay of Naples; part of Campania.
• carp: Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae; specifically the common carp, Cyprinus c...
• carpal: (anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).
• carpi: (anatomy) The group of bones that make up the wrist.
• catalpa: Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the so...
• clap: The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together.
• claptrap: Empty verbiage or nonsense.
• clip: To grip tightly.
• crap: (slang, mildly vulgar, uncountable) Something worthless or of poor quality; junk.
• pact: An agreement; a compact; a covenant.
• pail: A vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially ...
• pair: Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
• palapa: An open-sided dwelling with a thatched roof made of dried palm leaves.
• palatal: (phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate.
• palatial: Of or relating to a palace.
• pall: A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse.
• palp: To feel, to explore by touch.
• papa: (often childish) Dad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
• papal: Having to do with the pope or the papacy.
• papilla: Any of the small protuberances on the upper surface of the tongue often containing taste buds.
• part: A portion; a component.
• partial: Existing as a part or portion; incomplete.
• partita: (music) A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th century
• pica: (pathology, usually uncountable) A disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible ...
• piccata: A dish of food sliced, sautéed and served with lemon, parsley and butter sauce; or an individual ...
• pill: (broadly) A small, usually round or cylindrical object designed for easy swallowing, usually cont...
• pillar: (architecture) A large post, often used as supporting architecture.
• pipit: Any of various small passerine birds, mainly from the genus Anthus, that are often drab, ground f...
• piratic: Alternative form of piratical. [Of, pertaining to, or similar to pirates.]
• pita: A piece of pita bread; a flatbread pouch used for making sandwiches such as gyros or falafels.
• pitapat: Alternative spelling of pit-a-pat. [A series of quick tapping sounds]
• plait: A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.
• plat: A plot of land; a lot.
• practical: Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
• prat: (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) A fool, contemptible person.
• priapic: Related to or overly concerned with male sexual activity or exhibiting excessive male sexual acti...
• rapt: (comparable) Very interested, involved in something, absorbed, transfixed; fascinated or engrossed.
• rattrap: A device (trap) used to catch rats.
• tapa: Any appetizer or snack served in the evening as part of tapas.
• tapir: Any species of large odd-toed ungulates of the genus Tapirus with a long prehensile upper lip.
• tarp: A tarpaulin.
• tilapia: Any of various edible fish, formerly species of the genus Tilapia, but now placed in other cichli...
• tipi: Alternative form of teepee. [A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the ...
• trap: A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them ...
• trip: A journey; an excursion or jaunt.