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Spelling Bee #24 (October 21, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Wednesday, October 21, 2026: N in the centre with E G H L T Y. 28 words, 139 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #24 has 28 required words worth 139 points, with 1 pangram (1 perfect, using each letter once) and 14 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 8 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is GENTEELLY at 9 letters. Words starting with T are the biggest group (8). 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 #24.

Spelling Bee #24 in numbers

LettersN E G H L T Y (centre N)
Required words28
Maximum points139
Pangrams1 (1 perfect)
Bonus words14
Word lengths8 of 4, 6 of 5, 8 of 6, 3 of 7, 2 of 8, 1 of 9 letters
Longest word9 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)yes

Rank thresholds for #24

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up7
Good11
Solid21
Nice35
Great56
Amazing70
Genius97
Queen Beeall 28 words

Spelling Bee #24 hints

NEGHLTY 28 words · 139 points · 1 pangram (1 perfect) · Bingo. Genius at 97 points.

First letter × length

456789Σ
E–––11–2
G2121–17
H––1–––1
L1–211–5
N112–––4
T431–––8
Y–1––––1
Σ86832128

Two-letter starts

  • EN1
  • ET1
  • GE7
  • HE1
  • LE5
  • NE4
  • TE6
  • TH1
  • TY1
  • YE1

Spelling Bee #24 answers

Show the answers (28 words)

Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (14)