Spelling Bee archive · October 6, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — October 6, 2026

Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.

Letters: C D E H N O T · center C

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
C DEHNOT
  • Center letter: C (required in every word)
  • Words: 62
  • Points: 340 (Genius at 238)
  • Pangrams: 1
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There is 1 pangram today.

  • Length: 7 letters
  • Starts with: N
3. Two-letter list words by start

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • CE 3
  • CO 31
  • DE 9
  • DO 1
  • EC 2
  • EN 2
  • ET 2
  • HE 1
  • HO 2
  • NE 1
  • NO 3
  • OC 1
  • ON 1
  • TE 2
  • TH 1
4. Reveal the pangram big points
  • NOTCHED
5. Full word list all answers

9 letters (4)

  • C _ _ _ O _ _ _ D
  • C _ _ _ E _ _ _ D
  • C _ _ _ E _ _ _ D
  • C _ _ _ E _ _ _ D

8 letters (8)

  • C _ _ O O _ _ D
  • C _ _ C E _ _ D
  • C _ _ D O _ _ D
  • C _ _ N O _ _ D
  • C _ _ T O _ _ D
  • D _ _ E D _ _ T
  • D _ _ O C _ _ D
  • D _ _ E C _ _ D

7 letters (10)

  • C _ _ C _ _ E
  • C _ _ C _ _ T
  • C _ _ D _ _ E
  • C _ _ N _ _ T
  • C _ _ N _ _ E
  • C _ _ T _ _ D
  • C _ _ T _ _ T
  • D _ _ O _ _ D
  • E _ _ O _ _ D
  • N _ _ C _ _ D

6 letters (15)

  • C _ C O _ N
  • C _ N N _ D
  • C _ T T _ N
  • D _ C E _ T
  • D _ C O _ T
  • D _ C O _ E
  • D _ T E _ T
  • D _ C E _ T
  • E _ H O _ D
  • E _ C O _ E
  • E _ C H _ D
  • H _ N C _ O
  • N _ O C _ N
  • T _ C H _ O
  • T _ E N _ E

5 letters (12)

  • C _ D _ D
  • C _ D _ D
  • C _ D _ N
  • C _ N _ H
  • C _ N _ O
  • C _ N _ D
  • C _ O _ D
  • H _ N _ E
  • H _ O _ H
  • N _ N _ E
  • N _ T _ H
  • O _ T _ T

4 letters (13)

  • CEDE
  • CENT
  • CODE
  • COED
  • COHO
  • CONE
  • COOT
  • COTE
  • DECO
  • ECHO
  • ETCH
  • ONCE
  • TECH

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

A busy C hive with one pangram. CONNECTED and CONTENDED pad the list before NOTCHED lands.

NYT Spelling Bee October 6, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangram is NOTCHED.

What are today's letters?

C, D, E, H, N, O, T — with C in the center.

How many words are there?

62 words for 340 points; Genius is 238.

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