Spelling Bee #16 Hints and Answers (October 13, 2026) — Play It Free

Spelling Bee #16 has 27 required words worth 119 points, with 1 pangram and 22 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 9 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is FRENULUM at 8 letters. Words starting with M are the biggest group (15). Genius needs 83 points, which is 70% of the maximum; Queen Bee means every required word. Because the thresholds are shares of this hive's own total, they differ from day to day, so the table below is specific to #16.

Spelling Bee #16 in numbers

Letters	M E F L N R U (centre M)
Required words	27
Maximum points	119
Pangrams	1
Bonus words	22
Word lengths	9 of 4, 9 of 5, 6 of 6, 2 of 7, 1 of 8 letters
Longest word	8 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)	no

Rank thresholds for #16

Rank	Points
Beginner	0
Good Start	2
Moving Up	6
Good	10
Solid	18
Nice	30
Great	48
Amazing	60
Genius	83
Queen Bee	all 27 words

Spelling Bee #16 hints

27 words · 119 points · 1 pangram. Genius at 83 points.

First letter × length

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
E	–	1	–	–	–	1
F	1	3	1	1	1	7
L	–	2	–	–	–	2
M	7	2	5	1	–	15
N	1	–	–	–	–	1
R	–	1	–	–	–	1
Σ	9	9	6	2	1	27

Spelling Bee #16 (October 13, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

Spelling Bee #16 in numbers

Rank thresholds for #16

Spelling Bee #16 hints

First letter × length

Two-letter starts

Spelling Bee #16 answers

Bonus words (22)

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	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
E	–	1	–	–	–	1
F	1	3	1	1	1	7
L	–	2	–	–	–	2
M	7	2	5	1	–	15
N	1	–	–	–	–	1
R	–	1	–	–	–	1
Σ	9	9	6	2	1	27

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
E	–	1	–	–	–	1
F	1	3	1	1	1	7
L	–	2	–	–	–	2
M	7	2	5	1	–	15
N	1	–	–	–	–	1
R	–	1	–	–	–	1
Σ	9	9	6	2	1	27

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
E	–	1	–	–	–	1
F	1	3	1	1	1	7
L	–	2	–	–	–	2
M	7	2	5	1	–	15
N	1	–	–	–	–	1
R	–	1	–	–	–	1
Σ	9	9	6	2	1	27