Spelling Bee November 5, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
The grid featured a centre letter P and outer letters G, I, N, O, T, V. Solvers found 42 words, including a 7-letter pangram. Common themes included actions like hitting or turning, and small creatures or plant parts.
The seven letters
P GINOTV
Every answer had to use P. The board accepted 42 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.
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Hint 1: What kind of words the board rewarded
No answer is named.
Many answers involve actions like hitting or turning. Others relate to small creatures or plant parts. Letter pairs like 'pin' and 'top' appear often.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- P
- 30 answers
- O
- 5 answers
- T
- 5 answers
- G
- 1 answer
- N
- 1 answer
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- P
- Outer letters
- G · I · N · O · T · V
- Accepted words
- 42
- Word lengths
- 4–11 letters
- Pangrams
- 1
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
The longest answer uses the centre letter and all other letters exactly once. It involves a change of position or direction.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- GO
- 1
- NI
- 1
- OP
- 5
- PI
- 19
- PO
- 11
- TI
- 3
- TO
- 2
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Hint 6: The shape of each pangram
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 · 8 letters
PIVOTING
Uses all seven letters — P, G, I, N, O, T, V — in 8 characters.
G · 1answer
GOOP
N · 1answer
NIPPING
O · 5answers
OPININGOPINIONOPTINGOPTIONOPTIONING
P · 30answers
PIGGINGPINGPINGINGPININGPINIONPINIONINGPINNINGPINOTPINPOINTPINPOINTINGPINTPINTOPIPINGPIPITPIPPINPITONPITTINGPIVOTPIVOTINGPOGOPOGOINGPOINTPOINTINGPONGPONTOONPOOPPOOPINGPOPPINGPOTIONPOTTING
T · 5answers
TIPITIPPINGTIPTOPTOPINGTOPPING
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Thursday, November 5, 2026
- Letters
- P in the middle, G I N O T V around it
- Accepted words
- 42
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–11 letters
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