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Spelling Bee #42 (November 8, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Sunday, November 8, 2026: H in the centre with A D E L M N. 40 words, 206 points, 2 pangrams. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #42 has 40 required words worth 206 points, with 2 pangrams and 31 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 14 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is DEADHEADED at 10 letters. Words starting with H are the biggest group (32). Genius needs 144 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 #42.

Spelling Bee #42 in numbers

LettersH A D E L M N (centre H)
Required words40
Maximum points206
Pangrams2
Bonus words31
Word lengths14 of 4, 3 of 5, 11 of 6, 4 of 7, 5 of 8, 1 of 9, 2 of 10 letters
Longest word10 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)no

Rank thresholds for #42

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up10
Good16
Solid31
Nice52
Great82
Amazing103
Genius144
Queen Beeall 40 words

Spelling Bee #42 hints

HADELMN 40 words · 206 points · 2 pangrams. Genius at 144 points.

First letter × length

45678910Σ
A11–––––2
D1–––1–13
H1221143––32
M––––1113
Σ14311451240

Two-letter starts

  • AH2
  • DA1
  • DE2
  • HA12
  • HE20
  • MA2
  • ME1

Spelling Bee #42 answers

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Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (31)

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