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Spelling Bee November 2, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle featured a mix of everyday words and less common ones, with a focus on verb tenses and prefixes. Solvers had to think creatively to find words like EXCAVATED and EXCEEDED. The centre letter D was key to many answers.

The seven letters

D ACETVX

Every answer had to use D. The board accepted 35 words in all.

Spelling Bee hints, rung by rung

Six rungs, counts before words. The recap above already named the pangram, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.

  1. What kind of words the board rewarded

    No answer is named.

    Many answers involve adding or removing prefixes. Some words relate to past actions or states. Look for pairs of letters that often appear together.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    D
    9 answers
    E
    7 answers
    A
    6 answers
    V
    5 answers
    C
    4 answers
    T
    4 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    D
    Outer letters
    A · C · E · T · V · X
    Accepted words
    35
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    1
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The longest answer uses a common verb and a prefix meaning 'out'.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AC
    4
    AD
    1
    AX
    1
    CA
    2
    CE
    2
    DA
    3
    DE
    6
    EA
    1
    EV
    2
    EX
    4
    TA
    2
    TE
    2
    VA
    3
    VE
    2
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    9 letters, starts with E
    Open the answer grid

Every accepted word from that board

All of them, folded by opening letter. Open one letter at a time — nothing here reveals another group.

The pangram from that board

  • Pangram 1 · 9 letters

    EXCAVATED

    Uses all seven letters — D, A, C, E, T, V, X — in 9 characters.

  • A · 6answers

    ACCEDEACCEDEDACEDACTEDADDEDAXED

  • C · 4answers

    CADETCAVEDCEDECEDED

  • D · 9answers

    DATADATEDATEDDEADDECADEDEEDDEEDEDDETECTDETECTED

  • E · 7answers

    EAVEDEVADEEVADEDEXACTEDEXCAVATEDEXCEEDEXCEEDED

  • T · 4answers

    TATTEDTAXEDTEEDTEXTED

  • V · 5answers

    VACATEDVAXEDVAXXEDVETTEDVEXED

This board by the numbers

Date
Monday, November 2, 2026
Letters
D in the middle, A C E T V X around it
Accepted words
35
Pangrams
1
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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