October 15, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 15, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 15, 2026 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words60
Max Points348
Pangrams3
Genius244
4 letter answers 12 words
ANALCLANCYANLAINLIMNMAINMANYMINIMYNANAANNAILNANA
5 letter answers 15 words
ANIMAANNALCANALCANNACANNYCYNICINLAYLANAIMANIAMANICMANLYMANNAMINIMNANNYNINNY
6 letter answers 13 words
ANALLYANIMALCAIMANCANCANCAYMANCLINICLAMINALAYMANMAINLYMANIACMANILAMINIMANIACIN
7 letter answers 9 words
ALMANACCANNILYCYNICALLAMINALLIMINALMAILMANMANCALAMINICAMMINIMAL
8 letter answers 3 words
CLINICALINIMICALMANIACAL
9 letter answers 5 words
CLINICIANCYNICALLYMAMMALIANMANICALLYMINIMALLY
10 letter answers 3 words
CLINICALLYINIMICALLYMANIACALLY
Common questions
How many answers in the October 15, 2026 Spelling Bee?
60 valid answers worth 348 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 244 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are INIMICALLY, MANIACALLY, MANICALLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is N. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.