October 2, 2026, Friday

Spelling Bee Answers for Friday, October 02, 2026

Oct 02, 2026, Friday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, L, M, N, P, T honeycomb (center letter T) feature 56 words, a 257-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: MILITIAMAN.

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Spelling Bee hive for October 2, 2026 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,I,L,M,N and P

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Friday, October 2, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

5/10

Medium

45th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.54

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

23/100

Common

Rarer than 23% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

46 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L6×8L9×7L9×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 180 pts

25 words1×10L6×8L9×7L7×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

124 vowels · 186 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up39 PTS
25%Good64 PTS
40%Solid103 PTS
50%Nice129 PTS
60%Great154 PTS
65%Amazing167 PTS
70%Genius180 PTS
100%Queen Bee257 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 56 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, October 2, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

30%

16%

Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.

Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-10-01

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2024-06-04(N)

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Word Length Distribution

20 words

11 words

9 words

9 words (Pangram)

6 words

1 word

10L

Share of 56 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

56 words

100%

45 words

80%

44 words

79%

31 words

55%

30 words

54%

25 words

45%

15 words

27%

Share of 56 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

20 pts

55 pts

54 pts

70 pts (Pangram)

48 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1730%

916%

47%

35%

24%

Share of 56 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 257 ranks in the 76th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-10-01.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 56 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 82nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-10-01.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-10-01.
The estimated solve time of 39–53 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aillt
aint
alant
alantin
alinit
alipata
alliant
altaian
altin
amalaita
amanita
amanitin
amant
amati
amiant
aminta
amit
amita
amtman
anamniata
ananta
anat
anatman
anatta
animant
anita
annat
anta
antal
antilia
antiman
antinial
antipapal
antipill
antlia
apalit
apatan
apitpat
aplanat
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appmt
appt
aptal
aptian
aptiana
atalan
atalanta
ataman
atap
atip
atlanta
atlantal
atlatl
atli
atma
atman
atta
attaint
attal
attila
attn
imit
imitant
immit
impaint
init
inital
initiant
inta
intail
inti
intil
intill
intima
intimal
intl
intnl
itai
ital
itala
itali
italian
itll
lait
lamantin
lampatia
lamplit
lanital
lant
lata
latania
lati
latian
latin
latinian
latitant
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lattin
limital
limmata
litai
liti
littlin
maat
maint
malati
malitia
malta
maltman
mammati
manati
manit
mannitan
mant
mantal
mantapa
matai
matalan
matamata
matapan
matapi
matin
matina
matinal
matman
matt
matta
matti
mattin
milit
milltail
milt
minitant
mintman
mitanni
mitannian
naiant
nalita
nant
natalia
natalian
natalitial
natl
natt
niata
nitta
palatia
palatian
palatinal
palatinian
palliata
palmitin
palpitant
palt
palta
panamint
pantalan
pata
patana
patapat
patata
patia
patin
patmian
patt
patta
piatti
pilatian
pinta
pitman
pitpan
pitpit
pitta
plaintail
planta
plantal
platan
platanna
platilla
platina
platinamin
platinammin
platt
pptn
ptilinal
taal
taata
tailpin
tain
tainan
taipan
taipi
tait
tala
talipat
talli
tallitim
talma
talpa
tama
tamal
tamil
tamilian
tammanial
tampa
tampala
tampan
tampin
tana
tanala
tanan
tania
tanna
tannaim
tantalian
tanti
tapia
tapit
tappa
tappall
tappit
tatian
tatta
tiam
tilia
tillman
timalia
timani
timpana
tina
tinampipi
tinman
tinni
tinta
tipit
tipiti
tipman
tiptail
tiptilt
titania
titanian
titi
titian
titillant
titmal
titmall
titman
tittlin
tlapallan

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.