October 31, 2026, Saturday

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Today's New York Times Spelling Bee honeycomb grid features A as the mandatory center letter, surrounded by the letters G, H, I, N, T and U.

Today's puzzle has 59 possible words and 303 total points, including 1 pangram. The longest word in today's puzzle is INITIATING, a 10-letter word.

Reaching Genius takes 212 of the 303 points in today's puzzle. Depending on word length, that can be as few as 29 words or as many as 50. You also need at least one 8-letter word to get there. Queen Bee means finding all 59 words for 303 points.

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Spelling Bee hive for October 31, 2026 with center letter A and surrounding letters G,H,I,N,T and U

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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 Hard

92nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.83

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

91/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 91% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

65 minutes

Longer than usual

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

1×10L4×9L5×8L9×7L10×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 212 pts

29 words1×10L4×9L5×8L9×7L6×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

39%

Balanced mix

135 vowels · 209 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start15 PTS
15%Moving Up45 PTS
25%Good76 PTS
40%Solid121 PTS
50%Nice152 PTS
60%Great182 PTS
65%Amazing197 PTS
70%Genius212 PTS
100%Queen Bee303 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 59 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, October 31, 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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Common openings

29%

20%

19%

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Pangrams

Oct 31, 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.

The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Spelling Bee Words

Here are all 59 answers in Oct 31, 2026 Spelling Bee puzzle, organized by word length and points.

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Word Length Distribution (Today)

16 words

13 words

11 words

9 words

5 words (Pangram)

4 words

1 word

10L

Share of 59 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage (Today)

59 words

100%

49 words

83%

41 words

69%

41 words

69%

35 words

59%

19 words

32%

16 words

27%

Share of 59 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length (Today)

16 pts

65 pts

66 pts

63 pts

47 pts (Pangram)

36 pts

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution (Today)

1729%

1220%

1119%

712%

58%

23%

Share of 59 words starting with each letter.

How does Oct 31, 2026 spelling bee compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 303 ranks in the 90th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-10-29.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 59 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 87th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-10-29.
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 2026-10-29.
The estimated solve time of 55–75 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*:

aahing
agag
agatha
agau
agha
agin
agitant
agnatha
agnathia
agunah
ahaaina
ahint
aint
ainu
anahau
anahita
anan
anana
ananta
anat
anatta
anhanga
anhinga
anigh
anight
anita
anna
annat
annuitant
anta
antiaging
antiguan
antigun
antihunting
anting
antu
ataghan
ataunt
atinga
atnah
atta
attaghan
attaint
attainting
attn
atua
augh
auhuhu
auth
autunian
gaging
gaia
gaiting
ganga
gangan
gant
ganta
gantang
gata
gatha
gaut
ghan
ghana
ghanaian
ghat
ghaut
gitana
giunta
guan
guana
guanin
guha
guiana
guianan
guna
gunating
gutta
haganah
haggai
hagging
hagigah
haha
hain
hainai
hainan
haiti
haitian
hangtag
hanna
hant
hanting
hathi
hati
hatt
hatti
hatting
haugh
haught
haut
hinau
huia
huitain
hutia
ianthina
ignatia
ignatian
iguanian
inanga
inga
ingang
inia
naga
nagana
naggin
nahani
nahua
nahuan
naiant
naig
nain
nanga
nathan
natt
naunt
ngai
nhan
nigua
nina
nitta
niuan
nutant
nutating
tagua
taguan
taha
tahanun
tahina
tahiti
tahitian
tahua
taiaha
taig
tain
tainan
tainui
tait
tana
tanga
tanghan
tanghin
tanghinin
tangi
tanging
tangun
tangut
tanha
tania
tanna
tath
tathata
tatta
tatu
taungthu
tautaug
tauting
thai
thana
thanah
thaught
tiang
tina
tinta
titania
titanian
titian
tuan
tuath
tunga
tungan
tunna
tutania
unaging
unai
unattaining
unattaint
unau
ungag
ungagging
ungain
unhat
unhating
unhatting
unhaunt
uniat
unnagging
untaint
untainting
untaut
utah
utahan
utai

*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.