Spelling Bee hint for November 3, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 49 words worth 273 points in all, including 3 pangrams (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 11
   • 5 letters: 15
   • 6 letters: 7
   • 7 letters: 6
   • 8 letters: 8
   • 9 letters: 2
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

   Words by first letter (rows) and length (columns).

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   a	1	4	2	-	-	-	7
   b	1	1	-	3	2	1	8
   c	1	6	1	2	2	1	13
   i	-	1	1	1	-	-	3
   k	1	-	-	-	2	-	3
   l	3	2	2	-	-	-	7
   t	4	1	1	-	2	-	8

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ab-2
   • ac-2
   • al-1
   • at-2
   • ba-5
   • bi-1
   • bl-2
   • ca-8
   • ci-2
   • cl-3
   • il-2
   • it-1
   • ki-3
   • la-4
   • li-3
   • ta-7
   • ti-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   clickbait, tailback, backlit

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   blackball, clickbait

   8 letters

   backtalk, biblical, callback, ciabatta, kickback, kickball, tactical, tailback

   7 letters

   bacilli, backbit, backlit, catcall, cattail, illicit

   6 letters

   acacia, attack, cabala, italic, lactic, laical, tactic

   5 letters

   abaci, aback, alack, attic, black, cabal, cacti, calla, cilia, clack, click, iliac, licit, lilac, tacit

   4 letters

   acai, back, call, kick, lack, laic, lick, tack, tact, talc, tick

   Pangrams are in bold.