Monday, October 19, 2026
Spelling Bee answers for October 19, 2026
The Monday NYT Spelling Bee had 31 words, 153 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 31 answers
Grouped by first letter, shortest first.
Showing all 31 words.
g1
h12
n3
w15
At a glance
- Words
- 31
- Points
- 153
- Pangram
- 1
- Longest word
- 9 letters
- No perfect pangram
- No bingo
- Average word: 5.7 letters
Maximum score 153. Genius takes 107 points: the fastest route is 14 words, starting with the longest ones, all 6 letters or longer.
Points for each rank
Genius takes 107 of 153 points.
| Rank | Share | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 0% | 0 |
| Good Start | 2% | 3 |
| Moving Up | 5% | 8 |
| Good | 8% | 12 |
| Solid | 15% | 23 |
| Nice | 25% | 38 |
| Great | 40% | 61 |
| Amazing | 50% | 77 |
| Genius | 70% | 107 |
| Queen Bee | 100% | 153 |
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.
- hieing
Letter grid
| First letter | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| h (center letter) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 12 |
| n | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| w | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
| Total | 10 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 31 |
Two-letter list
- gh1 word
- he7 words
- hi5 words
- ne2 words
- ni1 word
- we2 words
- wh13 words
How the Oct 19, 2026 puzzle played
The center letter was H with E, G, I, L, N, W around it. Answers ran from 4 to 9 letters, 5.7 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 107 points. Browse other days in the Spelling Bee archive, try today's Spelling Bee hints or play a fresh puzzle in unlimited mode.