SCRAMBLE puzzle #11, November 7, 2026

The anagram puzzle from that Saturday gave the letters E S H T E N V. The long word that uses all 7 of them was SEVENTH.

The next-longest words

• EVENTS: Plural or verb form of event (noun): something that happens at a given...
• EVENS: Plural or verb form of even (noun): the latter part of the day (the period...
• EVENT: noun: something that happens at a given place and time
• SEVEN: noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
• SHEEN: noun: the visual property of something that shines with reflected light

How many words: the puzzle accepts 39 words in all: 1 of 7 letters, 1 of 6 letters, 9 of 5 letters, 15 of 4 letters, 13 of 3 letters.

What SEVENTH means: adjective: coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position.

Solving note for this rack: it has two vowels and five consonants. Try the common starts and endings first, then see which letters are left.