October 21, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 21, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 21, 2026 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words56
Max Points244
Pangrams2
Genius171
4 letter answers 22 words
ALLYARILDIALDILLIDLYIDYLILLYLADYLAIDLAIRLARDLIARLILYLIRAPAILPALLPALPPILLPLAYRAILRIALRILL
5 letter answers 14 words
ALLAYAPPLYDAILYDALLYDILLYDRILLDRYLYIDYLLLIPIDLIPPYPAPALPLAIDRALLYRIYAL
6 letter answers 10 words
AIRILYAPPALLDIDDLYPALAPAPALLIDPARLAYPIDDLYPILLARRADIALRIPPLY
7 letter answers 5 words
AIRPLAYDAYLILYPAPALLYPAPILLARAPIDLY
8 letter answers 3 words
LAPIDARYPALLIDLYRADIALLY
9 letter answers 1 word
PAPILLARY
10 letter answers 1 word
DILLYDALLY
Common questions
How many answers in the October 21, 2026 Spelling Bee?
56 valid answers worth 244 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 171 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are LAPIDARY, RAPIDLY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is L. 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.