NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 28, 2026

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, October 28, 2026 puts I in the center, with B, D, E, G, L, O around it. There are 71 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

71Words
355Points
249Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

15

5-letter words

20

6-letter words

23

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words71
Points355
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 249 points. Queen Bee is 355.

Genius · 106 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up18
Good28
Solid53
Nice89
Great142
Amazing178
249Genius249
Queen Bee355

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

Pangram Breakdown

OBLIGED
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 396 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 52th percentile
Total points 57th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7173.515418
Points355352.989260
Pangrams12.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 28, 2026 hive put I in the center with B, D, E, G, L, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 71 words (355 points). Genius sat at 249.

Pangram on this date: OBLIGED. Top starting letters: B (18), G (16). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for October 28, 2026