NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 12, 2026

Monday, October 12, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, October 12, 2026 puts E in the center, with A, H, M, P, T, Y around it. There are 55 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

55Words
183Points
128Genius
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 E.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

29

5-letter words

15

6-letter words

7

7-letter words

2

8-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterE
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words55
Points183
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length4.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 128 points. Queen Bee is 183.

Genius · 55 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good15
Solid27
Nice46
Great73
Amazing92
128Genius128
Queen Bee183

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

Pangram Breakdown

EMPATHY
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 29th percentile
Total points 13th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5573.915418
Points183355.489260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 12, 2026 hive put E in the center with A, H, M, P, T, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 55 words (183 points). Genius sat at 128.

Pangram on this date: EMPATHY. Top starting letters: T (21), M (11). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for October 12, 2026