Spelling Bee hint for November 7, 2026

Hints, from totals to every answer

1. Hint 1Words, points and pangramsShowHide

   There are 77 words worth 306 points in all, including 1 pangram.

2. Hint 2How many words of each lengthShowHide

   • 4 letters: 31
   • 5 letters: 19
   • 6 letters: 17
   • 7 letters: 9
   • 8 letters: 1
3. Hint 3First-letter gridShowHide

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

   Letter	4	5	6	7	8	Total
   a	3	5	1	1	-	10
   d	7	2	5	6	-	20
   e	1	2	2	1	-	6
   i	3	3	-	-	-	6
   l	5	2	3	1	-	11
   m	8	2	5	-	1	16
   v	4	3	1	-	-	8

4. Hint 4Two-letter startsShowHide

   • ai-4
   • al-2
   • am-1
   • av-3
   • da-1
   • de-3
   • di-16
   • ed-1
   • el-2
   • em-2
   • ev-1
   • id-4
   • im-1
   • iv-1
   • la-2
   • le-1
   • li-8
   • ma-5
   • me-3
   • mi-8
   • va-1
   • ve-2
   • vi-5
5. SpoilerReveal the pangramShowHide

   medieval

6. SpoilerReveal every answerShowHide

   8 letters

   medieval

   7 letters

   availed, dallied, deviled, diddled, dilemma, divided, divvied, emailed, limeade

   6 letters

   allied, diadem, dialed, diddle, dimmed, divide, eddied, elided, laddie, levied, lidded, mailed, maimed, medial, middle, milled, veiled

   5 letters

   aided, ailed, aimed, alive, avail, devil, dived, elide, email, ideal, idled, ivied, lived, livid, media, mimed, valid, villa, vivid

   4 letters

   aide, amid, avid, deli, dial, died, dill, dime, diva, dive, evil, idea, idle, imam, laid, lied, lima, lime, live, maid, mail, maim, midi, mild, mile, mill, mime, veil, vial, vied, vile

   Pangrams are in bold.