NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 7, 2026

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, October 7, 2026 puts A in the center, with B, D, F, L, O, R around it. There are 53 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

53Words
202Points
141Genius
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 A.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

24

5-letter words

13

6-letter words

9

7-letter words

6

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterA
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words53
Points202
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 141 points. Queen Bee is 202.

Genius · 61 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up10
Good16
Solid30
Nice51
Great81
Amazing101
141Genius141
Queen Bee202

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

Pangram Breakdown

FLOORBOARD
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×3, R ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 378 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 25th percentile
Total points 16th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5374.815418
Points202359.989260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 7, 2026 hive put A in the center with B, D, F, L, O, R around it. Queen Bee needed all 53 words (202 points). Genius sat at 141.

Pangram on this date: FLOORBOARD. Top starting letters: B (16), A (10). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for October 7, 2026