NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 19, 2026

Monday, October 19, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, October 19, 2026 puts H in the center, with E, G, I, L, N, W around it. There are 31 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

31Words
153Points
107Genius
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 H.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

10

5-letter words

7

6-letter words

3

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterH
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words31
Points153
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 107 points. Queen Bee is 153.

Genius · 46 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up8
Good12
Solid23
Nice38
Great61
Amazing77
107Genius107
Queen Bee153

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

Pangram Breakdown

WHEELING
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 5th percentile
Total points 8th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3173.915418
Points153355.489260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 19, 2026 hive put H in the center with E, G, I, L, N, W around it. Queen Bee needed all 31 words (153 points). Genius sat at 107.

Pangram on this date: WHEELING. Top starting letters: W (15), H (12). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for October 19, 2026