NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Today's New York Times Spelling Bee honeycomb grid features N as the mandatory center letter, surrounded by the letters A, C, I, L, M and Y.
Today's puzzle has 60 possible words and 348 total points, including 3 pangrams. The longest words in today's puzzle are CLINICALLY, INIMICALLY and MANIACALLY, each 10 letters.
Reaching Genius takes 244 of the 348 points in today's puzzle. Depending on word length, that can be as few as 31 words or as many as 51. You also need at least one 8-letter word to get there. Queen Bee means finding all 60 words for 348 points.
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Today's NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at today's NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
9/10
Very Hard91st percentile
Avg Word Length
6.05
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
88/100
Very RareRarer than 88% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
66 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
13
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: YAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
31
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 244 ptsVowel Split
39%
Balanced mix143 vowels · 220 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start17 PTS
- 15%Moving Up52 PTS
- 25%Good87 PTS
- 40%Solid139 PTS
- 50%Nice174 PTS
- 60%Great209 PTS
- 65%Amazing226 PTS
- 70%Genius244 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee348 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 60 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, October 15, 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
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Puzzle Letters
Pangrams
Oct 15, 2026 Spelling Bee has 3 Pangrams. A pangram is a word that uses all seven letters in the puzzle at least once, which gives you a 7-point bonus.
Spelling Bee Words
Here are all 60 answers in Oct 15, 2026 Spelling Bee puzzle, organized by word length and points.
10-Letter Words 3 words
9-Letter Words 5 words
8-Letter Words 3 words
7-Letter Words 9 words
6-Letter Words 13 words
5-Letter Words 15 words
4-Letter Words 12 words
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Word Length Distribution (Today)
Share of 60 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage (Today)
Share of 60 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length (Today)
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution (Today)
Share of 60 words starting with each letter.
How does Oct 15, 2026 spelling bee compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 348 ranks in the 97th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-10-14.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 60 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 89th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-10-14.
- 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 Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, today’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 2026-10-13.
- The estimated solve time of 56–76 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on Today's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- acacian
- acaciin
- acacin
- acana
- acini
- acinic
- aclinal
- aclinic
- alain
- alamanni
- alamannian
- alamannic
- alan
- alani
- alanin
- alanyl
- alcanna
- allan
- allicin
- almain
- alnilam
- amain
- amin
- amini
- aminic
- amman
- amnia
- amylin
- anam
- anamnia
- anan
- anana
- ananym
- ancilia
- ancilla
- anicca
- anil
- anilic
- anilin
- animalian
- animalic
- animally
- anna
- annam
- ayin
- cacana
- cain
- cainian
- calin
- callan
- calycinal
- camacan
- caman
- cana
- canaan
- canalman
- caninal
- cann
- cany
- cilician
- cincinnal
- cincinni
- cinnamal
- cinnamic
- cinnamyl
- clayman
- clinal
- clinally
- clinamina
- clinia
- cnicin
- cyanic
- cyanin
- cyclamin
- cymlin
- ilian
- ilicin
- iman
- inca
- incaic
- incan
- incl
- inia
- inial
- inly
- inyala
- laccin
- lacinia
- lamin
- lana
- lanny
- liana
- licinian
- lilacin
- lilian
- liman
- limina
- limnic
- lina
- linac
- linalyl
- linin
- linn
- liny
- llyn
- lycian
- lynn
- macana
- malaccan
- malayan
- mana
- manal
- manana
- mani
- manilla
- manini
- manlily
- mann
- mannan
- manny
- mayan
- mian
- milan
- millman
- mina
- mincy
- minimi
- minimill
- minny
- miny
- minyan
- minyanim
- naam
- naily
- naim
- nain
- nama
- nancy
- niall
- nici
- nill
- nina
- nyala
- nyaya
- yana
- yanan
*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.