NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Today's New York Times Spelling Bee honeycomb grid features L as the mandatory center letter, surrounded by the letters C, G, I, O, T and X.
Today's puzzle has 29 possible words and 88 total points, including 1 pangram. The longest word in today's puzzle is TOXICOLOGIC, a 11-letter word.
Reaching Genius takes 62 of the 88 points in today's puzzle. Depending on word length, that can be as few as 9 words or as many as 27. You also need at least one 7-letter word to get there. Queen Bee means finding all 29 words for 88 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
0/10
Easy0th percentile
Avg Word Length
4.76
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
0/100
CommonRarer than 0% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
20 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
11
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: XAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
9
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 62 ptsVowel Split
41%
Balanced mix57 vowels · 81 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start4 PTS
- 15%Moving Up13 PTS
- 25%Good22 PTS
- 40%Solid35 PTS
- 50%Nice44 PTS
- 60%Great53 PTS
- 65%Amazing57 PTS
- 70%Genius62 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee88 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 29 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Friday, October 23, 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
Try starting with these letters when you're stuck.
Puzzle Letters
Pangrams
Oct 23, 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 29 answers in Oct 23, 2026 Spelling Bee puzzle, organized by word length and points.
11-Letter Words 1 word
7-Letter Words 2 words
6-Letter Words 2 words
5-Letter Words 5 words
4-Letter Words 19 words
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Word Length Distribution (Today)
Share of 29 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage (Today)
Share of 29 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length (Today)
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution (Today)
Share of 29 words starting with each letter.
How does Oct 23, 2026 spelling bee compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 88 ranks in the 4th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-10-20.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 29 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 15th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-10-20.
- 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 Easy 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 2026-10-20.
- The estimated solve time of 17–23 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*:
- cill
- clio
- clit
- clitic
- cloit
- coli
- colitic
- coll
- colocolic
- colocolo
- colog
- giglot
- gillot
- gilo
- glogg
- glottic
- glottologic
- golgi
- goli
- goll
- illitic
- ilot
- itll
- ixil
- lill
- litotic
- loglog
- logoi
- loli
- loligo
- lolo
- loti
- lotic
- loto
- ocotillo
- octoglot
- oolitic
- oologic
- otolitic
- otologic
- tolt
*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.