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Difficulty · Transparent estimate

How hard was today's Spelling Bee?

Monday, November 2, 2026

Hard, with a structural difficulty score of 67 out of 100.

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35Answers
1Pangrams
176Maximum
124Genius
Hard67out of 100

What drives the estimate

Answer count3527.1th percentile
Maximum score17635.6th percentile
Average word length5.5160.9th percentile
Pangrams132.2th percentile

Genius requires 124 points, or roughly 19–30 words depending on which answers you find.

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Methodology

This unofficial estimate combines fewer answers (35%), a lower maximum score (35%), longer average words (20%), and fewer Pangrams (10%). Percentiles use puzzles available through this date. It measures puzzle structure, not official difficulty or real player completion rates.