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Spelling Bee #35 (November 1, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Sunday, November 1, 2026: A in the centre with C H N O P Y. 40 words, 167 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #35 has 40 required words worth 167 points, with 1 pangram and 32 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 13 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is CACOPHONY at 9 letters. Words starting with C are the biggest group (20). Genius needs 117 points, which is 70% of the maximum; Queen Bee means every required word. Because the thresholds are shares of this hive's own total, they differ from day to day, so the table below is specific to #35.

Spelling Bee #35 in numbers

LettersA C H N O P Y (centre A)
Required words40
Maximum points167
Pangrams1
Bonus words32
Word lengths13 of 4, 18 of 5, 8 of 6, 1 of 9 letters
Longest word9 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)no

Rank thresholds for #35

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up8
Good13
Solid25
Nice42
Great67
Amazing84
Genius117
Queen Beeall 40 words

Spelling Bee #35 hints

ACHNOPY 40 words · 167 points · 1 pangram. Genius at 117 points.

First letter × length

4569Σ
A42––6
C676120
H–1––1
N24––6
P132–6
Y–1––1
Σ13188140

Two-letter starts

  • AC1
  • AH1
  • AN3
  • AY1
  • CA11
  • CH4
  • CO4
  • CY1
  • HA1
  • NA6
  • PA4
  • PO2
  • YA1

Spelling Bee #35 answers

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Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (32)