Spelling Bee answers and hints for November 14, 2026

Today's puzzle is worth 358 points in total. These are the usual rank targets, worked out as a share of the total.

The longest answer is INITIALIZING, at 12 letters.

• ailing: Sickly; sick; ill; unwell.
• alga: (biology) Any of many aquatic photosynthetic organisms, including the seaweeds, whose size ranges...
• algal: Pertaining to, or like, algae.
• align: (transitive) To adjust to a line; to range or form in line; to bring into line.
• aligning: An alignment.
• alit: To set light to (something); to set (something) on fire; to ignite, to light.
• anal: (not comparable) Of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. [from 18th c.]
• angling: A form of fishing, with a rod, line and angle (hook) for recreation or sport.
• annal: The record of a single event or item.
• atilt: At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
• gala: (countable) A showy and festive party.
• galangal: Any of several east Asian plants of genera Alpinia and Kaempferia in the ginger family, used as a...
• gall: (uncountable) Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
• gallant: Brave, valiant, courteous, especially with regard to male attitudes towards women.
• galling: Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
• ganglia: a scalable, distributed monitoring tool for high-performance computing systems, clusters and netw...
• gangling: Awkwardly tall and thin, ungraceful.
• giggling: The act of producing giggles; high-pitched laughter
• gill: (zootomy) A breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals.
• gilling: Two villages in North Yorkshire, England:
• gilt: (uncountable) Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding.
• glazing: The part of a window or wall made of glass or another transparent material.
• glia: (anatomy) The network of glial cells that supports nervous system tissue.
• glint: A short flash of light, usually when reflected off a shiny surface.
• glinting: A glint.
• glitz: Garish, brilliant showiness.
• initial: The first letter of a word or a name, especially of a person's full name (their initials).
• initialing: The act of adding one's initials to a document rather than signing
• initializing: (computing) To assign an initial value to a variable.
• lagging: falling behind, not keeping up the pace
• lain: (obsolete) To conceal, keep quiet about.
• lanai: (chiefly Hawaii, Florida) A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
• lantana: Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
• lazing: To pass time relaxing; to relax, lounge.
• ligating: (transitive) To bind with a ligature or bandage.
• lilt: (intransitive) To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
• lilting: Having a lilt; with energy, spirit and sprightliness; lively and cheerful.
• lining: A covering for the inside surface of something.
• lint: Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
• litigant: (law) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to...
• litigating: (intransitive, construed with on) To go to law; to carry on a lawsuit.
• nail: The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
• nailing: A mechanical fastening by means of nails.
• natal: Of or relating to birth.
• niggling: Irritating.
• tail: (anatomy) The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to their posterior and near the anus...
• tailgating: The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.
• tailing: The act of following someone.
• tali: (India) Synonym of marriage string.
• tall: (of a person) Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a hei...
• tallit: (Judaism) A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of...
• tangling: A tangled structure.
• tantalizing: Teasing; tempting, especially that which is beyond reach.
• tattling: The speech of one who tattles.
• tiling: A covering of tiles.
• till: (chiefly British) A cash register.
• tilling: The act of one who tills.
• tilt: (transitive) To slope or incline (something); to slant.
• tilting: The motion of something that tilts; a tilt.
• tingling: A tingling sensation; pins and needles.
• titillating: Pleasantly and sensually exciting.
• titling: The act of giving something a title, or of impressing the title on the back of a book.