Monday, October 5, 2026
Spelling Bee answers for October 5, 2026
The Monday NYT Spelling Bee had 24 words, 125 points and 1 pangram. Every answer is listed below, with the letter grid and the points for each rank.
Puzzle by Sam Ezersky
The pangram
Words that use all seven letters, worth 7 bonus points each.
Showing all 1 words.
Pangrams1
All 24 answers
Grouped by first letter, shortest first.
Showing all 24 words.
a4
l3
o1
r2
t3
v11
At a glance
- Words
- 24
- Points
- 125
- Pangram
- 1
- Longest word
- 8 letters
- No perfect pangram
- No bingo
- Average word: 5.5 letters
Maximum score 125. Genius takes 88 points: the fastest route is 13 words, starting with the longest ones, all 5 letters or longer.
Points for each rank
Genius takes 88 of 125 points.
| Rank | Share | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 0% | 0 |
| Good Start | 2% | 3 |
| Moving Up | 5% | 6 |
| Good | 8% | 10 |
| Solid | 15% | 19 |
| Nice | 25% | 31 |
| Great | 40% | 50 |
| Amazing | 50% | 63 |
| Genius | 70% | 88 |
| Queen Bee | 100% | 125 |
Real words that do not count
Everyday dictionary words that fit the letters but are not in the puzzle's word list. Save yourself the tries.
- arvo
- viva
Letter grid
| First letter | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| a | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 4 |
| l | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| o | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| r | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| t | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| v (center letter) | 3 | 6 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| Total | 5 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 24 |
Two-letter list
- ar1 word
- av3 words
- la3 words
- ov1 word
- ra1 word
- ri1 word
- tr3 words
- va1 word
- vi8 words
- vo2 words
How the Oct 5, 2026 puzzle played
The center letter was V with A, I, L, O, R, T around it. Answers ran from 4 to 8 letters, 5.5 on average. There was no perfect pangram (a seven-letter word using each letter once). It was not a bingo day: some letters started no word at all.
Genius needed 88 points. Browse other days in the Spelling Bee archive, try today's Spelling Bee hints or play a fresh puzzle in unlimited mode.