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Spelling Bee #31 (October 28, 2026): hints, ranks and answers

The hive from Wednesday, October 28, 2026: N in the centre with A B C D I O. 54 words, 247 points, 1 pangram. Replays don't affect your streak.

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Spelling Bee #31 has 54 required words worth 247 points, with 1 pangram and 48 rarer bonus words that score but don't count toward the maximum. 17 of the words are four letters long (1 point each), and the longest is CANNABINOID at 11 letters. Words starting with B are the biggest group (18). Genius needs 173 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 #31.

Spelling Bee #31 in numbers

LettersN A B C D I O (centre N)
Required words54
Maximum points247
Pangrams1
Bonus words48
Word lengths17 of 4, 14 of 5, 14 of 6, 6 of 7, 2 of 8, 1 of 11 letters
Longest word11 letters
Bingo (every letter starts a word)yes

Rank thresholds for #31

RankPoints
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up12
Good20
Solid37
Nice62
Great99
Amazing124
Genius173
Queen Beeall 54 words

Spelling Bee #31 hints

NABCDIO 54 words · 247 points · 1 pangram · Bingo. Genius at 173 points.

First letter × length

4567811Σ
A12–21–6
B63621–18
C3651–116
D1–1–––2
I1111––4
N511–––7
O–1––––1
Σ17141462154

Two-letter starts

  • AB1
  • AN5
  • BA10
  • BI3
  • BO5
  • CA10
  • CO6
  • DI1
  • DO1
  • IC2
  • IN1
  • IO1
  • NA4
  • NI1
  • NO2
  • ON1

Spelling Bee #31 answers

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Pangrams in bold. Tap a word for its definition.

Bonus words (48)