October 3, 2026, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, October 03, 2026

Oct 03, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, B, C, H, I, L, N honeycomb (center letter I) feature 46 words, a 233-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: BACCHANALIAN.

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Spelling Bee hive for October 3, 2026 with center letter I and surrounding letters A,B,C,H,L and N

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Saturday, October 3, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

4/10

Medium

40th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.67

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

30/100

Uncommon

Rarer than 30% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

38 minutes

Typical solve

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

1×12L1×11L1×10L1×9L4×8L2×7L7×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 163 pts

21 words1×12L1×11L1×10L1×9L4×8L2×7L6×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

43%

Balanced mix

111 vowels · 150 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start12 PTS
15%Moving Up35 PTS
25%Good58 PTS
40%Solid93 PTS
50%Nice117 PTS
60%Great140 PTS
65%Amazing151 PTS
70%Genius163 PTS
100%Queen Bee233 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 46 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, October 3, 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

41%

20%

15%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-10-02

Today's AnswersGo to Today

Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2025-06-15(L)

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Word Length Distribution

14 words

15 words

7 words

2 words

4 words

1 word

10L

1 word (Pangram)

11L

1 word (Pangram)

12L

Share of 46 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

46 words

100%

33 words

72%

33 words

72%

30 words

65%

20 words

43%

19 words

41%

16 words

35%

Share of 46 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

14 pts

75 pts

42 pts

14 pts

32 pts

9 pts

10 pts

10L

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

19 pts (Pangram)

12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1941%

920%

715%

49%

37%

24%

Share of 46 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 233 ranks in the 67th 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 46 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 58th 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 2026-10-02.
The estimated solve time of 32–44 min is comparable 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*:

aalii
aani
abacli
abanic
abib
abilla
acacian
acaciin
acacin
acclinal
achill
acini
acinic
aclinal
aclinic
ahaaina
alai
alaihi
alain
alalia
alani
alanin
albainn
albania
albanian
albi
albian
albin
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albinic
alcaic
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alia
alicia
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alin
allicin
anabia
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ancilia
ancilla
aniba
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anil
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babai
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bhil
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biali
bianca
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bibb
bibi
bibl
biblic
biclinia
bihai
bilaan
bilbi
bilch
bilianic
bilic
bilin
billa
billian
binal
binh
bini
binna
blain
blanchi
cabalic
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cacalia
caccia
cachila
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caci
cahill
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caic
cailliach
cain
cainian
calci
calcic
caliban
calic
calili
calin
calina
calli
canali
canchi
canichana
canichanan
caninal
canli
cannabic
cannabin
cannibalic
chalina
chian
chiba
chibcha
chibchan
chich
chicha
chichili
chih
chil
chilblain
chilina
chilla
chilli
chinch
chincha
chinin
cicala
cilician
cill
cincha
cincinnal
cincinni
clich
clin
clinah
clinal
clinia
cnicin
hain
hainai
hainan
hainch
hallali
hanahill
hannibal
hannibalian
hannibalic
hibbin
hibla
hila
hilch
hili
hinch
iacchic
iban
icica
ilia
iliahi
ilial
ilian
ilicic
ilicin
inca
incaic
incan
inchain
incl
inhibin
inia
inial
labibia
laccaic
laccainic
laccic
laccin
lacinia
laibach
laich
liana
liblab
licania
licca
lich
lichi
licinian
liin
lila
lilacin
lilial
lilian
lill
lina
linac
linch
linha
linin
linn
nachani
nahani
naib
nailbin
nain
niall
nibbana
niblic
nichil
nici
nihal
nihil
nill
nina

*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.