Spelling Bee

NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 19, 2026

31 words and 153 points, with the hints, the pangram and the ranks.

Monday, October 19, 2026

  • 31 words
  • 153 points
  • 1 pangram
  • Genius at 107

Hints

No answers here yet: how many words start with each letter, at each length, and with each pair of letters.

456789Σ
G1-----1
H5223--12
N11--1-3
W34133115
Σ107364131

GH-1HE-7HI-5NE-2NI-1WE-2WH-13

The longest word has 9 letters.

Pangrams

The words that use all seven letters, worth 7 extra points each. Tap a tile for the next letter, or reveal the word.

15

Answers for October 19, 2026

All 31 words, the center letter marked and the points beside each. Pangrams are outlined.

Points for each rank

153 points in all. The ranks are shares of that total, so they move with the puzzle.

  1. Beginner0
  2. Good Start3
  3. Moving Up8
  4. Good12
  5. Solid23
  6. Nice38
  7. Great61
  8. Amazing77
  9. Genius107
  10. Queen Bee153

Words the Bee left out

19 words on the Scrabble list (NWL2023) fit these letters but are not in the answers: the Bee keeps to common words and leaves out obscure, offensive and proper ones.

Show all 19

ENWHEELINGHIGGLINGENWHEELGHILLIEHEILINGHELLINGNIGHINGHIEINGHIGGLEHINNIEGIGHEHEIGHNIHILWHEENELHIHEILHILIWHIGWHIN

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