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Spelling Bee #25 (October 22, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Thursday, October 22, 2026: U in the centre with C D E I L O. 39 words, 190 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #25 has 39 required words worth 190 points, with 1 pangram and 23 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 CELLULOID at 9 letters. Words starting with C are the biggest group (14). Genius needs 133 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 #25.

Spelling Bee #25 in numbers

LettersU C D E I L O (centre U)
Required words39
Maximum points190
Pangrams1
Bonus words23
Word lengths11 of 4, 9 of 5, 10 of 6, 6 of 7, 2 of 8, 1 of 9 letters
Longest word9 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)no

Rank thresholds for #25

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up10
Good15
Solid29
Nice48
Great76
Amazing95
Genius133
Queen Beeall 39 words

Spelling Bee #25 hints

UCDEILO 39 words · 190 points · 1 pangram. Genius at 133 points.

First letter × length

456789Σ
C33331114
D3242––11
E–22–––4
L521–––8
O–––11–2
Σ1191062139

Two-letter starts

  • CE1
  • CL4
  • CO4
  • CU5
  • DE5
  • DU6
  • ED2
  • EL2
  • LI1
  • LO2
  • LU5
  • OC2

Spelling Bee #25 answers

Show the answers (39 words)

Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (23)