Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Spelling Bee answers for October 14, 2026
The Wednesday NYT Spelling Bee had 23 words, 90 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 23 answers
Grouped by first letter, shortest first.
Showing all 23 words.
b10
e1
i1
k2
l5
o4
At a glance
- Words
- 23
- Points
- 90
- Pangram
- 1
- Longest word
- 7 letters
- 1 perfect pangram (7 letters)
- No bingo
- Average word: 4.9 letters
Maximum score 90. Genius takes 63 points: the fastest route is 10 words, starting with the longest ones, all 5 letters or longer.
Points for each rank
Genius takes 63 of 90 points.
| Rank | Share | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 0% | 0 |
| Good Start | 2% | 2 |
| Moving Up | 5% | 5 |
| Good | 8% | 7 |
| Solid | 15% | 14 |
| Nice | 25% | 23 |
| Great | 40% | 36 |
| Amazing | 50% | 45 |
| Genius | 70% | 63 |
| Queen Bee | 100% | 90 |
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.
- kookie
- kebob
- bole
Letter grid
| First letter | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| e (center letter) | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| i | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| k | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| l | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 5 |
| o | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
Two-letter list
- be3 words
- bi3 words
- bl1 word
- bo3 words
- ex1 word
- ib1 word
- ke1 word
- ki1 word
- le1 word
- li3 words
- lo1 word
- ob1 word
- ol2 words
- ox1 word
How the Oct 14, 2026 puzzle played
The center letter was E with B, I, K, L, O, X around it. Answers ran from 4 to 7 letters, 4.9 on average. It had 1 perfect pangram, using each letter exactly once. It was not a bingo day: some letters started no word at all.
Genius needed 63 points. Browse other days in the Spelling Bee archive, try today's Spelling Bee hints or play a fresh puzzle in unlimited mode.