Spelling Bee hint for November 6, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 47 words worth 178 points in all, including 2 pangrams (1 of them is a perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once).

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 25
   • 5 letters: 8
   • 6 letters: 6
   • 7 letters: 4
   • 8 letters: 1
   • 9 letters: 3
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
   c	6	3	2	2	-	1	14
   i	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
   l	12	2	1	1	1	-	17
   n	1	-	-	-	-	1	2
   o	1	1	1	-	-	1	4
   t	5	-	-	-	-	-	5
   u	-	2	2	-	-	-	4

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • cl-3
   • co-8
   • cu-3
   • il-1
   • li-5
   • lo-10
   • lu-2
   • no-1
   • nu-1
   • oc-3
   • ol-1
   • ti-2
   • to-3
   • un-4
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramsShowHide

   locution, linocut

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   9 letters

   cotillion, nonillion, octillion

   8 letters

   locution

   7 letters

   colonic, council, illicit, linocut

   6 letters

   clinic, cultic, lotion, occult, uncoil, uncool

   5 letters

   clout, colic, colon, licit, lotto, oculi, unlit, until

   4 letters

   clot, coil, colt, cool, cull, cult, lilt, lint, lion, loci, loco, loin, loll, loon, loot, lout, lull, lulu, null, olio, till, tilt, toil, toll, tool

   Pangrams are in bold.