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Spelling Bee #27 (October 24, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Saturday, October 24, 2026: T in the centre with E H I M N Y. 55 words, 216 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #27 has 55 required words worth 216 points, with 1 pangram (1 perfect, using each letter once) and 35 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 25 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is NINETEENTH at 10 letters. Words starting with T are the biggest group (25). Genius needs 151 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 #27.

Spelling Bee #27 in numbers

LettersT E H I M N Y (centre T)
Required words55
Maximum points216
Pangrams1 (1 perfect)
Bonus words35
Word lengths25 of 4, 14 of 5, 7 of 6, 3 of 7, 4 of 8, 1 of 9, 1 of 10 letters
Longest word10 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)yes

Rank thresholds for #27

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up11
Good17
Solid32
Nice54
Great86
Amazing108
Genius151
Queen Beeall 55 words

Spelling Bee #27 hints

TEHIMNY 55 words · 216 points · 1 pangram (1 perfect) · Bingo. Genius at 151 points.

First letter × length

45678910Σ
E1–221––6
H1––––––1
I1–1–1––3
M712––––10
N131–1118
T139111––25
Y11–––––2
Σ25147341155

Two-letter starts

  • EM2
  • EN3
  • EY1
  • HI1
  • IM1
  • IN1
  • IT1
  • ME4
  • MI5
  • MY1
  • NE1
  • NI7
  • TE9
  • TH9
  • TI6
  • TY1
  • YE2

Spelling Bee #27 answers

Show the answers (55 words)

Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (35)