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Spelling Bee October 30, 2026: Pangram & Answers

edited by Sam Ezersky.

Recap

The puzzle included a range of words, from short and common ones like 'cane' and 'cave' to longer and more complex ones like 'CONCLAVE' and 'COVALENCE'. Solvers could find words related to music, like 'CELLO', and words related to geography, like 'CANAL' and 'OCEAN'. The list also featured words with unique combinations of letters, such as 'CALLALOO' and 'COLCANNON'.

The seven letters

C AELNOV

Every answer had to use C. The board accepted 66 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.

    The list of accepted words showcases various combinations of the given letters, with a focus on words that include common prefixes and suffixes. There are many words that can be formed using pairs of letters, such as 'can', 'cal', and 'coe'.

  2. How many answers started with each letter

    Counts only.

    C
    47 answers
    L
    5 answers
    N
    4 answers
    V
    4 answers
    A
    2 answers
    E
    2 answers
    O
    2 answers
  3. Board facts

    Counted off the accepted list.

    Centre letter
    C
    Outer letters
    A · E · L · N · O · V
    Accepted words
    66
    Word lengths
    4–9 letters
    Pangrams
    2
    Back to the seven letters
  4. The pangram, without naming it

    The puzzle features a notable seven-letter word that uses all the given letters, including the central one. This word is related to a gathering or a formal meeting.

  5. The two-letter list

    How many answers started with each pair.

    AC
    1
    AL
    1
    CA
    16
    CE
    2
    CL
    9
    CO
    20
    EN
    2
    LA
    2
    LO
    3
    NA
    1
    NE
    1
    NO
    2
    OC
    1
    ON
    1
    VA
    2
    VO
    2
  6. The shape of each pangram

    Length and opening letter only.

    Pangram 1
    8 letters, starts with C
    Pangram 2
    9 letters, starts with C
    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 · 8 letters

    CONCLAVE

    Uses all seven letters — C, A, E, L, N, O, V — in 8 characters.

  • Pangram 2 · 9 letters

    COVALENCE

    Uses all seven letters — C, A, E, L, N, O, V — in 9 characters.

  • A · 2answers

    ACNEALCOVE

  • C · 47answers

    CACAOCALLCALLACALLALOOCALVECANALCANCANCANCELCANECANNACANNONCANOECANOLACANONCAVACAVECELLCELLOCLANCLAVECLEANCLEAVECLOACACLONALCLONECLOVECLOVENCOALCOCACOCOACOCOONCOEVOLVECOLACOLCANNONCOLLEENCOLONCOLONELCONCAVECONCEALCONCLAVECONECONVENECONVOCOOLCOVALENCECOVECOVEN

  • E · 2answers

    ENCLAVEENLACE

  • L · 5answers

    LACELANCELOCALLOCALELOCO

  • N · 4answers

    NACELLENEOCONNONCENONLOCAL

  • O · 2answers

    OCEANONCE

  • V · 4answers

    VALANCEVALENCEVOCALVOLCANO

This board by the numbers

Date
Friday, October 30, 2026
Letters
C in the middle, A E L N O V around it
Accepted words
66
Pangrams
2
Word lengths
4–9 letters

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