NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 4, 2026

Sunday, October 4, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, October 4, 2026 puts G in the center, with H, I, N, O, P, W around it. There are 51 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

These are the NYT-accepted answers for this hive. Every word includes G. Tap a word for a short definition.

51Words
304Points
213Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes G.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

10

5-letter words

2

6-letter words

11

7-letter words

22

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterG
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words51
Points304
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length6.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 213 points. Queen Bee is 304.

Genius · 91 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good24
Solid46
Nice76
Great122
Amazing152
213Genius213
Queen Bee304

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 304 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

WHOOPING
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

WHOPPING
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: P ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 379 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 20th percentile
Total points 40th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5174.815418
Points304359.589260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 4, 2026 hive put G in the center with H, I, N, O, P, W around it. Queen Bee needed all 51 words (304 points). Genius sat at 213.

Pangrams on this date: WHOOPING, WHOPPING. Top starting letters: W (14), P (13). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for October 4, 2026