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Spelling Bee #19 (October 16, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Friday, October 16, 2026: A in the centre with C F G H I T. 32 words, 122 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #19 has 32 required words worth 122 points, with 1 pangram and 16 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 CHIFFCHAFF at 10 letters. Words starting with C are the biggest group (10). Genius needs 85 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 #19.

Spelling Bee #19 in numbers

LettersA C F G H I T (centre A)
Required words32
Maximum points122
Pangrams1
Bonus words16
Word lengths15 of 4, 10 of 5, 4 of 6, 2 of 8, 1 of 10 letters
Longest word10 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)no

Rank thresholds for #19

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up6
Good10
Solid18
Nice31
Great49
Amazing61
Genius85
Queen Beeall 32 words

Spelling Bee #19 hints

ACFGHIT 32 words · 122 points · 1 pangram. Genius at 85 points.

First letter × length

456810Σ
A122––5
C34–2110
F21–––3
G4––––4
H21–––3
T322––7
Σ151042132

Two-letter starts

  • AC2
  • AI1
  • AT2
  • CA3
  • CH7
  • FA2
  • FI1
  • GA3
  • GH1
  • HA3
  • TA5
  • TH2

Spelling Bee #19 answers

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Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (16)