Spelling Bee archive · October 8, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — October 8, 2026
Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.
Letters: N A C E H I M · center N
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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
N ACEHIM
- Center letter: N (required in every word)
- Words: 60
- Points: 289 (Genius at 202)
- Pangrams: 2
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet
There are 2 pangrams today.
- Length: 7 & 8 letters
- Starts with: M
3. Two-letter list words by start
How many words start with each pair of letters:
- AC 1
- AM 1
- AN 4
- CA 5
- CH 4
- CI 2
- EC 1
- EM 1
- EN 3
- HE 5
- IC 2
- IM 1
- IN 3
- MA 7
- ME 4
- MI 7
- NA 3
- NE 1
- NI 5
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
- MACHINE
- MECHANIC
5. Full word list all answers
9 letters (2)
- E _ _ _ N _ _ _ A
- I _ _ _ N _ _ _ E
8 letters (4)
- E _ _ N E _ _ E
- H _ _ C H _ _ N
- H _ _ C H _ _ N
- M _ _ H A _ _ C
7 letters (4)
- E _ _ H _ _ N
- E _ _ A _ _ E
- M _ _ H _ _ E
- M _ _ I _ _ M
6 letters (15)
- A _ E M _ A
- A _ E M _ C
- C _ I M _ N
- C _ N C _ N
- C _ N I _ E
- C _ A N _ E
- C _ N E _ A
- H _ I N _ E
- I _ E M _ N
- I _ E M _ N
- M _ N I _ C
- M _ A N _ E
- M _ N A _ E
- M _ N I _ A
- N _ A C _ N
5 letters (18)
- A _ I _ A
- A _ I _ E
- C _ N _ A
- C _ A _ N
- C _ I _ A
- C _ N _ H
- E _ E _ A
- H _ N _ E
- H _ N _ A
- I _ A _ E
- I _ N _ E
- M _ N _ A
- M _ N _ C
- M _ N _ A
- M _ N _ E
- M _ N _ M
- N _ C _ E
- N _ E _ E
4 letters (17)
- ACNE
- AMEN
- CANE
- CHIN
- INCH
- MAIN
- MANE
- MEAN
- MIEN
- MINE
- MINI
- NAAN
- NAME
- NANA
- NENE
- NICE
- NINE
NYT Spelling Bee October 8, 2026 — quick answers
What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?
Today's pangrams are MACHINE, MECHANIC.
What are today's letters?
N, A, C, E, H, I, M — with N in the center.
How many words are there?
60 words for 289 points; Genius is 202.
Also for: Spelling Bee answers 10/8/26, 10-8-26, 10 8 26, 10/8/2026.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
A busy N hive with two pangrams. ECHINACEA and IMMINENCE pad the long list before MACHINE and MECHANIC land.