Spelling Bee #17 Hints and Answers (October 14, 2026) — Play It Free

Spelling Bee #17 has 43 required words worth 177 points, with 1 pangram and 29 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 18 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is DILLYDALLY at 10 letters. Words starting with V are the biggest group (10). Genius needs 124 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 #17.

Spelling Bee #17 in numbers

Letters	L A D I T V Y (centre L)
Required words	43
Maximum points	177
Pangrams	1
Bonus words	29
Word lengths	18 of 4, 13 of 5, 3 of 6, 5 of 7, 3 of 8, 1 of 10 letters
Longest word	10 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)	no

Rank thresholds for #17

Rank	Points
Beginner	0
Good Start	4
Moving Up	9
Good	14
Solid	27
Nice	44
Great	71
Amazing	89
Genius	124
Queen Bee	all 43 words

Spelling Bee #17 hints

43 words · 177 points · 1 pangram. Genius at 124 points.

First letter × length

	4	5	6	7	8	10	Σ
A	1	2	1	–	–	–	4
D	2	3	1	1	–	1	8
I	3	1	–	–	–	–	4
L	5	2	–	–	1	–	8
T	5	2	1	1	–	–	9
V	2	3	–	3	2	–	10
Σ	18	13	3	5	3	1	43

Spelling Bee #17 (October 14, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

Spelling Bee #17 in numbers

Rank thresholds for #17

Spelling Bee #17 hints

First letter × length

Two-letter starts

Spelling Bee #17 answers

Bonus words (29)

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	4	5	6	7	8	10	Σ
A	1	2	1	–	–	–	4
D	2	3	1	1	–	1	8
I	3	1	–	–	–	–	4
L	5	2	–	–	1	–	8
T	5	2	1	1	–	–	9
V	2	3	–	3	2	–	10
Σ	18	13	3	5	3	1	43

	4	5	6	7	8	10	Σ
A	1	2	1	–	–	–	4
D	2	3	1	1	–	1	8
I	3	1	–	–	–	–	4
L	5	2	–	–	1	–	8
T	5	2	1	1	–	–	9
V	2	3	–	3	2	–	10
Σ	18	13	3	5	3	1	43

	4	5	6	7	8	10	Σ
A	1	2	1	–	–	–	4
D	2	3	1	1	–	1	8
I	3	1	–	–	–	–	4
L	5	2	–	–	1	–	8
T	5	2	1	1	–	–	9
V	2	3	–	3	2	–	10
Σ	18	13	3	5	3	1	43