October 2, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 2, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 2, 2026 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words56
Max Points257
Pangram1
Genius180
4 letter answers 20 words
ALITANTILILTLINTMALTMINTMITTPANTPINTPITAPLATTAILTALITALLTAMPTAPATILLTILTTINTTIPI
5 letter answers 11 words
ATILTINAPTLIMITMANTANATALPAINTPIPITPLAITPLANTTAINTTITAN
6 letter answers 9 words
ATTAINNATANTPATINAPINATAPLAINTPLIANTTALLITTANNINTATAMI
7 letter answers 9 words
IMPLANTINITIALLANTANAMILITIAPALATALPINTAILPITAPATTILAPIATIMPANI
8 letter answers 6 words
MAINTAINMANTILLAMILITANTPALATIALPLANTAINTAILLAMP
10 letter answers 1 word
MILITIAMAN
Common questions
How many answers in the October 2, 2026 Spelling Bee?
56 valid answers worth 257 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 180 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is IMPLANT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is T. 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.