NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 14, 2026

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, October 14, 2026 puts E in the center, with B, I, K, L, O, X around it. There are 23 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.

23Words
90Points
63Genius
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

10

5-letter words

7

6-letter words

4

7-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterE
Vowels3
Rare lettersX
Words23
Points90
Pangram1
Longest word7
Average length4.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 63 points. Queen Bee is 90.

Genius · 27 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up5
Good7
Solid14
Nice23
Great36
Amazing45
63Genius63
Queen Bee90

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

Pangram Breakdown

BOXLIKE
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 2th percentile
Total points 2th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words2373.915418
Points90355.489260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 14, 2026 hive put E in the center with B, I, K, L, O, X around it. Queen Bee needed all 23 words (90 points). Genius sat at 63.

Pangram on this date: BOXLIKE. Top starting letters: B (10), L (5). Longest accepted word: 7 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for October 14, 2026