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Spelling Bee #38 (November 4, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Wednesday, November 4, 2026: C in the centre with H I K L T Y. 33 words, 153 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #38 has 33 required words worth 153 points, with 1 pangram (1 perfect, using each letter once) and 13 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 10 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is ILLICITLY at 9 letters. Words starting with C are the biggest group (12). Genius needs 107 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 #38.

Spelling Bee #38 in numbers

LettersC H I K L T Y (centre C)
Required words33
Maximum points153
Pangrams1 (1 perfect)
Bonus words13
Word lengths10 of 4, 10 of 5, 7 of 6, 5 of 7, 1 of 9 letters
Longest word9 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)no

Rank thresholds for #38

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up8
Good12
Solid23
Nice38
Great61
Amazing77
Genius107
Queen Beeall 33 words

Spelling Bee #38 hints

CHIKLTY 33 words · 153 points · 1 pangram (1 perfect). Genius at 107 points.

First letter × length

45679Σ
C345––12
H11–––2
I22–217
K1––1–2
L2221–7
T11–1–3
Σ101075133

Two-letter starts

  • CH9
  • CI1
  • CL1
  • CY1
  • HI2
  • IC2
  • IL2
  • IT3
  • KI2
  • LI7
  • TH2
  • TI1

Spelling Bee #38 answers

Show the answers (33 words)

Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (13)