Spelling Bee #43 Hints and Answers (November 9, 2026) — Play It Free

Spelling Bee #43 has 48 required words worth 213 points, with 1 pangram and 48 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 18 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is INITIALLY at 9 letters. Words starting with V are the biggest group (14). Genius needs 149 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 #43.

Spelling Bee #43 in numbers

Letters	L A I N T V Y (centre L)
Required words	48
Maximum points	213
Pangrams	1
Bonus words	48
Word lengths	18 of 4, 13 of 5, 4 of 6, 7 of 7, 4 of 8, 2 of 9 letters
Longest word	9 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)	no

Rank thresholds for #43

Rank	Points
Beginner	0
Good Start	4
Moving Up	11
Good	17
Solid	32
Nice	53
Great	85
Amazing	107
Genius	149
Queen Bee	all 48 words

Spelling Bee #43 hints

48 words · 213 points · 1 pangram. Genius at 149 points.

First letter × length

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	3	4	1	–	–	–	8
I	1	1	–	1	–	1	4
L	6	2	1	1	–	–	10
N	1	2	–	1	1	–	5
T	5	1	1	–	–	–	7
V	2	3	1	4	3	1	14
Σ	18	13	4	7	4	2	48

Spelling Bee #43 (November 9, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

Spelling Bee #43 in numbers

Rank thresholds for #43

Spelling Bee #43 hints

First letter × length

Two-letter starts

Spelling Bee #43 answers

Bonus words (48)

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	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	3	4	1	–	–	–	8
I	1	1	–	1	–	1	4
L	6	2	1	1	–	–	10
N	1	2	–	1	1	–	5
T	5	1	1	–	–	–	7
V	2	3	1	4	3	1	14
Σ	18	13	4	7	4	2	48

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	3	4	1	–	–	–	8
I	1	1	–	1	–	1	4
L	6	2	1	1	–	–	10
N	1	2	–	1	1	–	5
T	5	1	1	–	–	–	7
V	2	3	1	4	3	1	14
Σ	18	13	4	7	4	2	48

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	3	4	1	–	–	–	8
I	1	1	–	1	–	1	4
L	6	2	1	1	–	–	10
N	1	2	–	1	1	–	5
T	5	1	1	–	–	–	7
V	2	3	1	4	3	1	14
Σ	18	13	4	7	4	2	48