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Spelling Bee #45 (November 11, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Wednesday, November 11, 2026: I in the centre with F M N R T Y. 27 words, 106 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #45 has 27 required words worth 106 points, with 1 pangram and 14 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 12 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is INFIRMITY at 9 letters. Words starting with M are the biggest group (8). Genius needs 74 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 #45.

Spelling Bee #45 in numbers

LettersI F M N R T Y (centre I)
Required words27
Maximum points106
Pangrams1
Bonus words14
Word lengths12 of 4, 9 of 5, 3 of 6, 1 of 7, 1 of 8, 1 of 9 letters
Longest word9 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)no

Rank thresholds for #45

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up5
Good8
Solid16
Nice27
Great42
Amazing53
Genius74
Queen Beeall 27 words

Spelling Bee #45 hints

IFMNRTY 27 words · 106 points · 1 pangram. Genius at 74 points.

First letter × length

456789Σ
F12––––3
I1–1–114
M431–––8
N–3––––3
R2–––––2
T4111––7
Σ129311127

Two-letter starts

  • FI3
  • IF1
  • IN3
  • MI8
  • NI3
  • RI2
  • TI5
  • TR2

Spelling Bee #45 answers

Show the answers (27 words)

Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (14)