Spelling Bee #20 Hints and Answers (October 17, 2026) — Play It Free

Spelling Bee #20 has 42 required words worth 191 points, with 1 pangram and 21 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 11 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is NARROWLY at 8 letters. Words starting with A are the biggest group (12). Genius needs 134 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 #20.

Spelling Bee #20 in numbers

Letters	Y A L N O R W (centre Y)
Required words	42
Maximum points	191
Pangrams	1
Bonus words	21
Word lengths	11 of 4, 20 of 5, 6 of 6, 3 of 7, 2 of 8 letters
Longest word	8 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)	yes

Rank thresholds for #20

Rank	Points
Beginner	0
Good Start	4
Moving Up	10
Good	15
Solid	29
Nice	48
Great	76
Amazing	96
Genius	134
Queen Bee	all 42 words

Spelling Bee #20 hints

42 words · 191 points · 1 pangram · Bingo. Genius at 134 points.

First letter × length

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
A	4	5	3	–	–	12
L	–	4	–	2	–	6
N	1	3	–	–	1	5
O	1	–	1	–	–	2
R	–	4	–	1	1	6
W	3	4	1	–	–	8
Y	2	–	1	–	–	3
Σ	11	20	6	3	2	42

Spelling Bee #20 (October 17, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

Spelling Bee #20 in numbers

Rank thresholds for #20

Spelling Bee #20 hints

First letter × length

Two-letter starts

Spelling Bee #20 answers

Bonus words (21)

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	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
A	4	5	3	–	–	12
L	–	4	–	2	–	6
N	1	3	–	–	1	5
O	1	–	1	–	–	2
R	–	4	–	1	1	6
W	3	4	1	–	–	8
Y	2	–	1	–	–	3
Σ	11	20	6	3	2	42

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
A	4	5	3	–	–	12
L	–	4	–	2	–	6
N	1	3	–	–	1	5
O	1	–	1	–	–	2
R	–	4	–	1	1	6
W	3	4	1	–	–	8
Y	2	–	1	–	–	3
Σ	11	20	6	3	2	42

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
A	4	5	3	–	–	12
L	–	4	–	2	–	6
N	1	3	–	–	1	5
O	1	–	1	–	–	2
R	–	4	–	1	1	6
W	3	4	1	–	–	8
Y	2	–	1	–	–	3
Σ	11	20	6	3	2	42