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Spelling Bee #39 (November 5, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Thursday, November 5, 2026: I in the centre with A D L P V Y. 40 words, 166 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #39 has 40 required words worth 166 points, with 1 pangram (1 perfect, using each letter once) and 28 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 15 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is DILLYDALLY at 10 letters. Words starting with D are the biggest group (10). Genius needs 116 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 #39.

Spelling Bee #39 in numbers

LettersI A D L P V Y (centre I)
Required words40
Maximum points166
Pangrams1 (1 perfect)
Bonus words28
Word lengths15 of 4, 15 of 5, 4 of 6, 5 of 7, 1 of 10 letters
Longest word10 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)no

Rank thresholds for #39

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up8
Good13
Solid25
Nice42
Great66
Amazing83
Genius116
Queen Beeall 40 words

Spelling Bee #39 hints

IADLPVY 40 words · 166 points · 1 pangram (1 perfect). Genius at 116 points.

First letter × length

456710Σ
A111––3
D3411110
I31–––4
L23–––5
P3221–8
V34–3–10
Σ151545140

Two-letter starts

  • AV3
  • DA2
  • DI8
  • ID3
  • IL1
  • LA1
  • LI4
  • PA5
  • PI2
  • PL1
  • VA5
  • VI5

Spelling Bee #39 answers

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Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (28)