Spelling Bee #26 Hints and Answers (October 23, 2026) — Play It Free

Spelling Bee #26 has 45 required words worth 212 points, with 1 pangram (1 perfect, using each letter once) and 47 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 12 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is VALVULAR at 8 letters. Words starting with U are the biggest group (12). Genius needs 148 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 #26.

Spelling Bee #26 in numbers

Letters	U A E L N R V (centre U)
Required words	45
Maximum points	212
Pangrams	1 (1 perfect)
Bonus words	47
Word lengths	12 of 4, 14 of 5, 11 of 6, 7 of 7, 1 of 8 letters
Longest word	8 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)	yes

Rank thresholds for #26

Rank	Points
Beginner	0
Good Start	4
Moving Up	11
Good	17
Solid	32
Nice	53
Great	85
Amazing	106
Genius	148
Queen Bee	all 45 words

Spelling Bee #26 hints

45 words · 212 points · 1 pangram (1 perfect) · Bingo. Genius at 148 points.

First letter × length

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
A	1	2	3	1	–	7
E	–	1	–	–	–	1
L	6	1	1	–	–	8
N	1	–	1	–	–	2
R	2	4	1	2	–	9
U	2	3	3	4	–	12
V	–	3	2	–	1	6
Σ	12	14	11	7	1	45

Spelling Bee #26 (October 23, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

Spelling Bee #26 in numbers

Rank thresholds for #26

Spelling Bee #26 hints

First letter × length

Two-letter starts

Spelling Bee #26 answers

Bonus words (47)

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	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
A	1	2	3	1	–	7
E	–	1	–	–	–	1
L	6	1	1	–	–	8
N	1	–	1	–	–	2
R	2	4	1	2	–	9
U	2	3	3	4	–	12
V	–	3	2	–	1	6
Σ	12	14	11	7	1	45

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
A	1	2	3	1	–	7
E	–	1	–	–	–	1
L	6	1	1	–	–	8
N	1	–	1	–	–	2
R	2	4	1	2	–	9
U	2	3	3	4	–	12
V	–	3	2	–	1	6
Σ	12	14	11	7	1	45

	4	5	6	7	8	Σ
A	1	2	3	1	–	7
E	–	1	–	–	–	1
L	6	1	1	–	–	8
N	1	–	1	–	–	2
R	2	4	1	2	–	9
U	2	3	3	4	–	12
V	–	3	2	–	1	6
Σ	12	14	11	7	1	45