NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 6, 2026

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, October 6, 2026 puts C in the center, with D, E, H, N, O, T around it. There are 62 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

62Words
340Points
238Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

13

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

15

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

8

9-letter words

4

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterC
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words62
Points340
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length6.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 238 points. Queen Bee is 340.

Genius · 102 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up17
Good27
Solid51
Nice85
Great136
Amazing170
238Genius238
Queen Bee340

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

Pangram Breakdown

NOTCHED
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 378 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 35th percentile
Total points 51th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6274.815418
Points340359.989260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 6, 2026 hive put C in the center with D, E, H, N, O, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 62 words (340 points). Genius sat at 238.

Pangram on this date: NOTCHED. Top starting letters: C (34), D (10). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for October 6, 2026