Saturday, October 17, 2026
- 33 words
- 144 points
- 1 pangram
- Genius at 101
Hints
No answers here yet: how many words start with each letter, at each length, and with each pair of letters.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| B | 2 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| L | 2 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| M | 6 | 4 | 5 | - | 15 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| T | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| U | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| Σ | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 33 |
AL-3AM-1AU-2BA-2BL-1LA-2LL-1MA-10MU-5NU-2TA-1TU-1UM-1UN-1
Bingo: every letter starts at least one word. The longest word has 8 letters.
Pangrams
The words that use all seven letters, worth 7 extra points each. Tap a tile for the next letter, or reveal the word.
Answers for October 17, 2026
All 33 words, the center letter marked and the points beside each. Pangrams are outlined.
Points for each rank
144 points in all. The ranks are shares of that total, so they move with the puzzle.
- Beginner0
- Good Start3
- Moving Up7
- Good12
- Solid22
- Nice36
- Great58
- Amazing72
- Genius101
- Queen Bee144
Words the Bee left out
24 words on the Scrabble list (NWL2023) fit these letters but are not in the answers: the Bee keeps to common words and leaves out obscure, offensive and proper ones.
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