October 28, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 28, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 28, 2026 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words71
Max Points355
Pangram1
Genius248
4 letter answers 15 words
BIDEBILEBILLBOILDELIDIEDDILLGIBEGILDGILLGLIBIDLEIDOLLIEDOLIO
5 letter answers 20 words
BEIGEBELIEBIBLEBIDEDBILGEDILDODIODEDOGIEELIDEGELIDGEOIDGIBEDGLIDEIDLEDIGLOOLIBELLIEGEOILEDOLDIEOLLIE
6 letter answers 23 words
BELIEDBIGGIEBILLEDBODIEDBOILEDBOOGIEDIDDLEDOGGIEDOOBIEEDDIEDEDIBLEELIDEDGIGGEDGIGGLEGIGOLOGILDEDGILLEDGLIDEDGOODIEIODIDELIBIDOLIDDEDOBLIGE
7 letter answers 10 words
BELLIEDBOOGIEDDIDDLEDDOLLIEDGIGGLEDLEGIBLELIBELEDLIBELEELOBBIEDOBLIGED
8 letter answers 2 words
BLOODIEDELIGIBLE
9 letter answers 1 word
ILLEGIBLE
Common questions
How many answers in the October 28, 2026 Spelling Bee?
71 valid answers worth 355 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 248 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is OBLIGED. 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.