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Spelling Bee #22 (October 19, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Monday, October 19, 2026: T in the centre with A F K N R U. 40 words, 147 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #22 has 40 required words worth 147 points, with 1 pangram and 14 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 20 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is FRANKFURT at 9 letters. Words starting with T are the biggest group (19). Genius needs 103 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 #22.

Spelling Bee #22 in numbers

LettersT A F K N R U (centre T)
Required words40
Maximum points147
Pangrams1
Bonus words14
Word lengths20 of 4, 6 of 5, 11 of 6, 1 of 7, 1 of 8, 1 of 9 letters
Longest word9 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)no

Rank thresholds for #22

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up7
Good12
Solid22
Nice37
Great59
Amazing74
Genius103
Queen Beeall 40 words

Spelling Bee #22 hints

TAFKNRU 40 words · 147 points · 1 pangram. Genius at 103 points.

First letter × length

456789Σ
A111–––3
F2–1––14
K213–1–7
N––1–––1
R3111––6
T1234–––19
Σ2061111140

Two-letter starts

  • AR1
  • AT1
  • AU1
  • FA2
  • FR2
  • KA6
  • KR1
  • NA1
  • RA5
  • RU1
  • TA9
  • TR2
  • TU8

Spelling Bee #22 answers

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Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (14)