NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 10, 2026

Saturday, October 10, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, October 10, 2026 puts C in the center, with A, I, M, O, R, T around it. There are 63 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

63Words
297Points
208Genius
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 C.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

17

5-letter words

20

6-letter words

15

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterC
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words63
Points297
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 208 points. Queen Bee is 297.

Genius · 89 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good24
Solid45
Nice74
Great119
Amazing149
208Genius208
Queen Bee297

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

Pangram Breakdown

AROMATIC
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 378 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 38th percentile
Total points 39th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6374.815418
Points297359.989260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 10, 2026 hive put C in the center with A, I, M, O, R, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 63 words (297 points). Genius sat at 208.

Pangram on this date: AROMATIC. Top starting letters: C (29), T (12). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for October 10, 2026