Spelling Bee

NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 21, 2026

56 words and 244 points, with the hints, the pangrams and the ranks.

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

  • 56 words
  • 244 points
  • 2 pangrams (perfect)
  • Genius at 171

Hints

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

45678910Σ
A2221---7
D2511--110
I31-----4
L72--1--10
P525211-16
R32211--9
Σ221410531156

AI-2AL-2AP-2AR-1DA-3DI-5DR-2ID-3IL-1LA-5LI-5PA-11PI-3PL-2RA-5RI-4

The longest word has 10 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.

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Answers for October 21, 2026

All 56 words, the center letter marked and the points beside each. Pangrams are outlined.

Points for each rank

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

  1. Beginner0
  2. Good Start5
  3. Moving Up12
  4. Good20
  5. Solid37
  6. Nice61
  7. Great98
  8. Amazing122
  9. Genius171
  10. Queen Bee244

Words the Bee left out

57 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 57

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