October 22, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 22, 2026

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 22, 2026 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words65
Max Points310
Pangrams3
Genius217

4 letter answers 22 words

ACHEBAHTBATHBLAHCHATEACHETCHHALEHALLHALTHATEHATHHEALHEATHEELHELLLATHLECHTACHTECHTHATTHEE

5 letter answers 20 words

BATCHBATHEBEACHBEECHBELCHBLECHCACHECATCHCHEATHALALHATCHHATHAHEATHLATCHLATHELEACHLEECHTEACHTEETHTHETA

6 letter answers 8 words

ATTACHBLEACHCACHETCHALETHEALTHLETHALTEETHETHATCH

7 letter answers 7 words

ATHLETEATTACHECHALLAHCHATTELCHEETAHHATCHETHELLCAT

8 letter answers 4 words

CATCHALLHATEABLEHEALABLEHEATABLE

9 letter answers 2 words

CATCHABLETEACHABLE

10 letter answers 2 words

ATTACHABLETELEHEALTH

Common questions

How many answers in the October 22, 2026 Spelling Bee?

65 valid answers worth 310 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 217 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are ATTACHABLE, CATCHABLE, TEACHABLE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is H. 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.