Spelling Bee hint for November 4, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 68 words worth 286 points in all, including 1 pangram (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 26
   • 5 letters: 15
   • 6 letters: 16
   • 7 letters: 8
   • 8 letters: 1
   • 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	2	1	1	1	-	-	5
   h	5	2	4	-	-	1	12
   o	2	-	1	1	-	-	4
   p	6	4	2	2	-	1	15
   r	3	1	2	2	1	-	9
   t	8	6	5	2	-	-	21
   y	-	1	1	-	-	-	2

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ah-1
   • ao-1
   • ar-1
   • at-2
   • ho-11
   • hy-1
   • oa-2
   • or-2
   • pa-2
   • ph-2
   • po-9
   • pr-1
   • py-1
   • ra-2
   • ro-7
   • ta-4
   • th-2
   • to-8
   • tr-5
   • ty-2
   • ya-1
   • yo-1
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   atrophy

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   hortatory, paratroop

   8 letters

   rotatory

   7 letters

   atrophy, oratory, pharaoh, portray, rapport, rotator, taproot, throaty

   6 letters

   arroyo, hoorah, hooray, horror, hotpot, orator, parrot, potato, raptor, rotary, tattoo, throat, toothy, torpor, trophy, yoohoo

   5 letters

   aorta, hoary, hoppy, photo, poppa, poppy, potty, rotor, tarot, tooth, torah, torta, troop, troth, yahoo

   4 letters

   ahoy, atop, hoar, hoop, hoot, hora, hypo, oath, oaty, pooh, poop, poor, port, prop, pyro, roar, root, ropy, taro, toot, toro, tort, trot, troy, typo, tyro

   Pangrams are in bold.