October 3, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — October 3, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for October 3, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words46
Max Points233
Pangrams2
Genius163
4 letter answers 14 words
ACAIBAILBILLBLINCHAICHIACHICCHINHAILHILLINCHLAICLAINNAIL
5 letter answers 15 words
ABACIALIBIBLINICABINCHAINCHICACHILICHILLCHINACILIACINCHILIACLABIALANAILILAC
6 letter answers 7 words
ACACIACHICHICLINCHCLINICLABIALLAICALNIACIN
7 letter answers 2 words
BACILLIHIBACHI
8 letter answers 4 words
BIBLICALBILABIALCANNIBALCLINICAL
9 letter answers 1 word
CLINICIAN
10 letter answers 1 word
CHINCHILLA
11 letter answers 1 word
BACCHANALIA
12 letter answers 1 word
BACCHANALIAN
Common questions
How many answers in the October 3, 2026 Spelling Bee?
46 valid answers worth 233 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 163 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are BACCHANALIA, BACCHANALIAN. 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.