NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 11, 2026

Sunday, October 11, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, October 11, 2026 puts B in the center, with A, L, N, O, T, U around it. There are 51 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

51Words
187Points
131Genius
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 B.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

24

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

10

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterB
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words51
Points187
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length4.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 131 points. Queen Bee is 187.

Genius · 56 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good15
Solid28
Nice47
Great75
Amazing94
131Genius131
Queen Bee187

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

Pangram Breakdown

BUTANOL
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 21th percentile
Total points 14th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5173.915418
Points187355.489260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 11, 2026 hive put B in the center with A, L, N, O, T, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 51 words (187 points). Genius sat at 131.

Pangram on this date: BUTANOL. Top starting letters: B (37), T (4). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for October 11, 2026