NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 24, 2026

Saturday, October 24, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, October 24, 2026 puts P in the center, with A, C, I, L, R, T around it. There are 50 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

50Words
210Points
147Genius
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 P.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

22

5-letter words

7

6-letter words

5

7-letter words

13

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterP
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words50
Points210
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 147 points. Queen Bee is 210.

Genius · 63 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up11
Good17
Solid32
Nice53
Great84
Amazing105
147Genius147
Queen Bee210

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

Pangram Breakdown

PRACTICAL
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, C ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 20th percentile
Total points 19th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5073.715418
Points210354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 24, 2026 hive put P in the center with A, C, I, L, R, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 50 words (210 points). Genius sat at 147.

Pangram on this date: PRACTICAL. Top starting letters: P (27), C (10). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for October 24, 2026