October 26, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 26, 2020

Margaret Chen Verified

Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 26, 2020 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words67
Max Points362
Pangrams2
Genius253

4 letter answers 12 words

ACAIACIDARIAARIDCIAODIRTIOTARAIDRIOTROTITORITRIO

5 letter answers 23 words

ACRIDATRIAATTICCACTICIRCACIRRICOATICOCCICROCIDICTADITTODROIDIDIOTRADIIRADIORAITARATIOTACITTIARATORICTORIITRAITTRIAD

6 letter answers 15 words

ACACIAACIDICADDICTADROITAORTICARCTICCARDIOCICADACITRICCRITICDIDACTTACTICTOROIDTORRIDTRICOT

7 letter answers 8 words

ARCADIACARDIACCARIOCACAROTIDCORRIDAIDIOTICRICOTTATRAITOR

8 letter answers 6 words

CARDIOIDCORRIDORDICTATORDIDACTICORATORIORADIATOR

9 letter answers 3 words

DIACRITICIRRITATORTRATTORIA

Common questions

How many answers in the October 26, 2020 Spelling Bee?

67 valid answers worth 362 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 253 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are CAROTID, DICTATOR. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is I. 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.