NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 5, 2026

Monday, October 5, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, October 5, 2026 puts V in the center, with A, I, L, O, R, T around it. There are 24 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

24Words
125Points
88Genius
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 V.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

5

5-letter words

9

6-letter words

3

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterV
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words24
Points125
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 88 points. Queen Bee is 125.

Genius · 37 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up6
Good10
Solid19
Nice31
Great50
Amazing63
88Genius88
Queen Bee125

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

Pangram Breakdown

VIOLATOR
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 378 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 2th percentile
Total points 4th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words2474.815418
Points125359.989260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 5, 2026 hive put V in the center with A, I, L, O, R, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 24 words (125 points). Genius sat at 88.

Pangram on this date: VIOLATOR. Top starting letters: V (11), A (4). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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