October 26, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 26, 2020
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.