Spelling Bee #18 Hints and Answers (October 15, 2026) — Play It Free

Spelling Bee #18 has 35 required words worth 139 points, with 1 pangram and 31 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 15 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is MACCHIATO at 9 letters. Words starting with C are the biggest group (15). Genius needs 97 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 #18.

Spelling Bee #18 in numbers

Letters	I A C H M O T (centre I)
Required words	35
Maximum points	139
Pangrams	1
Bonus words	31
Word lengths	15 of 4, 10 of 5, 6 of 6, 2 of 7, 1 of 8, 1 of 9 letters
Longest word	9 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)	yes

Rank thresholds for #18

Rank	Points
Beginner	0
Good Start	3
Moving Up	7
Good	11
Solid	21
Nice	35
Great	56
Amazing	70
Genius	97
Queen Bee	all 35 words

Spelling Bee #18 hints

35 words · 139 points · 1 pangram · Bingo. Genius at 97 points.

First letter × length

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	1	2	2	–	–	–	5
C	6	5	2	1	1	–	15
H	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
I	3	–	–	–	–	–	3
M	3	1	–	1	–	1	6
O	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
T	1	1	2	–	–	–	4
Σ	15	10	6	2	1	1	35

Spelling Bee #18 (October 15, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

Spelling Bee #18 in numbers

Rank thresholds for #18

Spelling Bee #18 hints

First letter × length

Two-letter starts

Spelling Bee #18 answers

Bonus words (31)

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	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	1	2	2	–	–	–	5
C	6	5	2	1	1	–	15
H	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
I	3	–	–	–	–	–	3
M	3	1	–	1	–	1	6
O	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
T	1	1	2	–	–	–	4
Σ	15	10	6	2	1	1	35

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	1	2	2	–	–	–	5
C	6	5	2	1	1	–	15
H	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
I	3	–	–	–	–	–	3
M	3	1	–	1	–	1	6
O	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
T	1	1	2	–	–	–	4
Σ	15	10	6	2	1	1	35

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
A	1	2	2	–	–	–	5
C	6	5	2	1	1	–	15
H	–	1	–	–	–	–	1
I	3	–	–	–	–	–	3
M	3	1	–	1	–	1	6
O	1	–	–	–	–	–	1
T	1	1	2	–	–	–	4
Σ	15	10	6	2	1	1	35