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Spelling Bee #28 (October 25, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Sunday, October 25, 2026: Y in the centre with A H L R T W. 28 words, 123 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #28 has 28 required words worth 123 points, with 1 pangram and 15 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 9 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is THATAWAY at 8 letters. Words starting with A are the biggest group (9). Genius needs 86 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 #28.

Spelling Bee #28 in numbers

LettersY A H L R T W (centre Y)
Required words28
Maximum points123
Pangrams1
Bonus words15
Word lengths9 of 4, 13 of 5, 2 of 6, 2 of 7, 2 of 8 letters
Longest word8 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)no

Rank thresholds for #28

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up6
Good10
Solid18
Nice31
Great49
Amazing62
Genius86
Queen Beeall 28 words

Spelling Bee #28 hints

YAHLRTW 28 words · 123 points · 1 pangram. Genius at 86 points.

First letter × length

45678Σ
A63–––9
H–1–1–2
L–––1–1
R–31––4
T131–27
W23–––5
Σ91322228

Two-letter starts

  • AL3
  • AR3
  • AW2
  • AY1
  • HA2
  • LA1
  • RA4
  • TA4
  • TH2
  • TR1
  • WA4
  • WR1

Spelling Bee #28 answers

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Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (15)