Spelling Bee

NYT Spelling Bee Answers for November 8, 2026

37 words and 117 points, with the hints, the pangram and the ranks.

Sunday, November 8, 2026

  • 37 words
  • 117 points
  • 1 pangram
  • Genius at 82

Hints

No answers here yet: how many words start with each letter, at each length, and with each pair of letters.

45689Σ
A-23117
C2----2
E1----1
J2----2
K21---3
L11---2
P1433--20
Σ22761137

AL-1AP-6CA-1CL-1EP-1JA-1JE-1KA-1KE-2LA-1LE-1PA-10PE-8PL-2

Bingo: every letter starts at least one word. The longest word has 9 letters.

Pangrams

The words that use all seven letters, worth 7 extra points each. Tap a tile for the next letter, or reveal the word.

16

Answers for November 8, 2026

All 37 words, the center letter marked and the points beside each. Pangrams are outlined.

Points for each rank

117 points in all. The ranks are shares of that total, so they move with the puzzle.

  1. Beginner0
  2. Good Start2
  3. Moving Up6
  4. Good9
  5. Solid18
  6. Nice29
  7. Great47
  8. Amazing59
  9. Genius82
  10. Queen Bee117

Words the Bee left out

24 words on the Scrabble list (NWL2023) fit these letters but are not in the answers: the Bee keeps to common words and leaves out obscure, offensive and proper ones.

Show all 24

CALPACKCALPACKALPACKALPAKKAPEEKPALEAEPALEALPALPALPEEPALAPEAKAPEEKAPPALAPPELCLEPEJALAPKALPAKELEPPALEAPEPLAPLACKCEPEKAPAPACAPELE

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