Yesterday's NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Yesterday's New York Times Spelling Bee hive featured the letters C, D, E, H, N, O, T with C in the center. The puzzle has 62 possible words, 340 total points, and 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect).
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Yesterday's NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at yesterday's NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
10/10
Very Hard96th percentile
Avg Word Length
6.00
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
95/100
Very RareRarer than 95% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
68 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
15
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
33
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 238 ptsVowel Split
38%
Balanced mix143 vowels · 229 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start17 PTS
- 15%Moving Up51 PTS
- 25%Good85 PTS
- 40%Solid136 PTS
- 50%Nice170 PTS
- 60%Great204 PTS
- 65%Amazing221 PTS
- 70%Genius238 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee340 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 62 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, October 6, 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.
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Yesterday's Answers List
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9-Letter Words 4 words
8-Letter Words 8 words
7-Letter Words 10 words
6-Letter Words 15 words
5-Letter Words 12 words
4-Letter Words 13 words
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Word Length Distribution (Yesterday)
Share of 62 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage (Yesterday)
Share of 62 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length (Yesterday)
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution (Yesterday)
Share of 62 words starting with each letter.
How does yesterday's puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Yesterday's score of 340 ranks in the 95th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-10-05.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 62 possible answers, yesterday's puzzle falls in the 92nd percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-10-05.
- 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.
- Yesterday's puzzle ranks among the Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, yesterday's challenge is harder than average.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-10-03.
- The estimated solve time of 58–78 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on Yesterday's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- cedent
- cene
- cenote
- cento
- centon
- cete
- cetene
- chechehet
- chechen
- chee
- cheet
- chen
- chende
- chenet
- chet
- cheth
- chocho
- choco
- chon
- choochoo
- chott
- cocco
- coch
- cochon
- coco
- cocodette
- cocotte
- coct
- codded
- codec
- coden
- codette
- codo
- coeno
- cohen
- conc
- concent
- concento
- concetto
- conche
- conched
- concho
- concn
- cond
- condecent
- coneen
- conn
- conodont
- cont
- contd
- conte
- contect
- contendent
- conto
- cooch
- coocoo
- cooee
- cooeed
- coohee
- coon
- cootch
- cooth
- cotch
- coted
- coteen
- coth
- cothe
- cothon
- coto
- cott
- cotte
- cotted
- cottonee
- ctene
- ctenodont
- decd
- decede
- decence
- decene
- decnet
- decodon
- donec
- doocot
- ecce
- ecch
- eche
- eched
- echt
- ecod
- econ
- ecotone
- ectene
- endocone
- enoch
- entocone
- eocene
- hecco
- hech
- hecht
- hecte
- hencote
- hocco
- hoch
- honchoed
- hootch
- hotch
- hotched
- necton
- neocene
- nocence
- nocent
- nocht
- nocten
- noecho
- noncon
- noncontent
- ochone
- ocht
- ocote
- octect
- octene
- octette
- octode
- octodon
- octodont
- octoon
- odontocete
- oenochoe
- oncet
- tche
- teched
- techne
- teco
- tecon
- tench
- tendence
- tetch
- tetched
- thecodont
- thetch
- thocht
- toch
- toco
*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.