NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Today's New York Times Spelling Bee honeycomb grid features H as the mandatory center letter, surrounded by the letters E, G, I, L, N and W.
Today's puzzle has 31 possible words and 153 total points, including 1 pangram. The longest word in today's puzzle is WHINGEING, a 9-letter word.
Reaching Genius takes 107 of the 153 points in today's puzzle. Depending on word length, that can be as few as 14 words or as many as 27. You also need at least one 8-letter word to get there. Queen Bee means finding all 31 words for 153 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
3/10
Medium27th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.68
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
31/100
UncommonRarer than 31% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
26 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
7
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: E, I, LAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
14
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 107 ptsVowel Split
36%
Consonant-heavy puzzle64 vowels · 112 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start8 PTS
- 15%Moving Up23 PTS
- 25%Good38 PTS
- 40%Solid61 PTS
- 50%Nice77 PTS
- 60%Great92 PTS
- 65%Amazing99 PTS
- 70%Genius107 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee153 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 31 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, October 19, 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 19, 2026 Spelling Bee has 1 Pangram. 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 31 answers in Oct 19, 2026 Spelling Bee puzzle, organized by word length and points.
9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 4 words
7-Letter Words 6 words
6-Letter Words 3 words
5-Letter Words 7 words
4-Letter Words 10 words
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Word Length Distribution (Today)
Share of 31 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage (Today)
Share of 31 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length (Today)
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution (Today)
Share of 31 words starting with each letter.
How does Oct 19, 2026 spelling bee compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 153 ranks in the 28th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-10-17.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 31 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 19th 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 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-10-18.
- The estimated solve time of 22–30 min is faster than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a steady solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on Today's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- eigh
- elhi
- enwheel
- enwheeling
- gheg
- ghillie
- hehe
- heigh
- heil
- heiling
- hein
- hele
- helen
- helenin
- heling
- hellen
- hellene
- helling
- heng
- hennin
- hewe
- hieing
- higgle
- higgling
- highline
- hile
- hili
- hillel
- hine
- hing
- hingle
- inwheel
- lehi
- leigh
- nighing
- nihil
- wellnigh
- wheen
- whewl
- whig
- whigging
- whigling
- whileen
- whin
- whing
*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.