Spelling Bee #40 Hints and Answers (November 6, 2026) — Play It Free

Spelling Bee #40 has 40 required words worth 147 points, with 1 pangram and 33 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 20 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is LIBIDINAL at 9 letters. Words starting with B are the biggest group (14). Genius needs 103 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 #40.

Spelling Bee #40 in numbers

Letters	L A B D H I N (centre L)
Required words	40
Maximum points	147
Pangrams	1
Bonus words	33
Word lengths	20 of 4, 10 of 5, 5 of 6, 1 of 7, 3 of 8, 1 of 9 letters
Longest word	9 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)	yes

Rank thresholds for #40

Rank	Points
Beginner	0
Good Start	3
Moving Up	7
Good	12
Solid	22
Nice	37
Great	59
Amazing	74
Genius	103
Queen Bee	all 40 words

Spelling Bee #40 hints

40 words · 147 points · 1 pangram · Bingo. Genius at 103 points.

First letter × length

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	3	2	–	–	–	–	5
B	6	5	1	1	1	–	14
D	3	–	1	–	–	–	4
H	3	1	–	–	2	–	6
I	–	–	2	–	–	–	2
L	4	2	1	–	–	1	8
N	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
Σ	20	10	5	1	3	1	40

Spelling Bee #40 (November 6, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

Spelling Bee #40 in numbers

Rank thresholds for #40

Spelling Bee #40 hints

First letter × length

Two-letter starts

Spelling Bee #40 answers

Bonus words (33)

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	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	3	2	–	–	–	–	5
B	6	5	1	1	1	–	14
D	3	–	1	–	–	–	4
H	3	1	–	–	2	–	6
I	–	–	2	–	–	–	2
L	4	2	1	–	–	1	8
N	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
Σ	20	10	5	1	3	1	40

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	3	2	–	–	–	–	5
B	6	5	1	1	1	–	14
D	3	–	1	–	–	–	4
H	3	1	–	–	2	–	6
I	–	–	2	–	–	–	2
L	4	2	1	–	–	1	8
N	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
Σ	20	10	5	1	3	1	40

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	3	2	–	–	–	–	5
B	6	5	1	1	1	–	14
D	3	–	1	–	–	–	4
H	3	1	–	–	2	–	6
I	–	–	2	–	–	–	2
L	4	2	1	–	–	1	8
N	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
Σ	20	10	5	1	3	1	40