Spelling Bee #23 Hints and Answers (October 20, 2026) — Play It Free

Spelling Bee #23 has 26 required words worth 92 points, with 1 pangram and 14 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 14 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is UNFORGOT at 8 letters. Words starting with T are the biggest group (7). Genius needs 64 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 #23.

Spelling Bee #23 in numbers

Letters	N F G O R T U (centre N)
Required words	26
Maximum points	92
Pangrams	1
Bonus words	14
Word lengths	14 of 4, 5 of 5, 4 of 6, 2 of 7, 1 of 8 letters
Longest word	8 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)	yes

Rank thresholds for #23

Rank	Points
Beginner	0
Good Start	2
Moving Up	5
Good	7
Solid	14
Nice	23
Great	37
Amazing	46
Genius	64
Queen Bee	all 26 words

Spelling Bee #23 hints

26 words · 92 points · 1 pangram · Bingo. Genius at 64 points.

First letter × length

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
F	1	3	–	–	–	4
G	2	1	–	–	–	3
N	2	–	–	–	–	2
O	1	–	2	–	–	3
R	2	–	2	–	–	4
T	5	–	–	2	–	7
U	1	1	–	–	1	3
Σ	14	5	4	2	1	26

Spelling Bee #23 (October 20, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

Spelling Bee #23 in numbers

Rank thresholds for #23

Spelling Bee #23 hints

First letter × length

Two-letter starts

Spelling Bee #23 answers

Bonus words (14)

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	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
F	1	3	–	–	–	4
G	2	1	–	–	–	3
N	2	–	–	–	–	2
O	1	–	2	–	–	3
R	2	–	2	–	–	4
T	5	–	–	2	–	7
U	1	1	–	–	1	3
Σ	14	5	4	2	1	26

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
F	1	3	–	–	–	4
G	2	1	–	–	–	3
N	2	–	–	–	–	2
O	1	–	2	–	–	3
R	2	–	2	–	–	4
T	5	–	–	2	–	7
U	1	1	–	–	1	3
Σ	14	5	4	2	1	26

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
F	1	3	–	–	–	4
G	2	1	–	–	–	3
N	2	–	–	–	–	2
O	1	–	2	–	–	3
R	2	–	2	–	–	4
T	5	–	–	2	–	7
U	1	1	–	–	1	3
Σ	14	5	4	2	1	26