Spelling Bee archive · October 9, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — October 9, 2026
Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.
Letters: Y E G I L N T · center Y
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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
- Center letter: Y (required in every word)
- Words: 37
- Points: 224 (Genius at 157)
- Pangrams: 4
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet
There are 4 pangrams today.
- Length: 9 & 11 & 13 letters
- Starts with: G, I, N, T
3. Two-letter list words by start
How many words start with each pair of letters:
- EE 1
- EG 1
- EL 1
- EN 1
- EY 3
- GE 2
- GI 1
- IL 1
- IN 2
- IT 1
- LE 3
- LI 2
- LY 1
- NE 2
- NI 3
- TE 2
- TI 4
- TY 1
- YE 5
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
- GENTILITY
- INTELLIGENTLY
- NEGLIGENTLY
- TELLINGLY
5. Full word list all answers
13 letters (1)
- I _ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ Y
11 letters (1)
- N _ _ _ _ G _ _ _ _ Y
9 letters (3)
- G _ _ _ I _ _ _ Y
- L _ _ _ E _ _ _ Y
- T _ _ _ I _ _ _ Y
8 letters (1)
- I _ _ E N _ _ Y
7 letters (2)
- Y _ _ L _ _ G
- Y _ _ N _ _ G
6 letters (10)
- E _ T I _ Y
- E _ E I _ G
- E _ E L _ T
- G _ N T _ Y
- G _ G G _ Y
- L _ N I _ Y
- N _ G G _ Y
- N _ N E _ Y
- T _ N G _ Y
- T _ N I _ Y
5 letters (11)
- E _ E _ Y
- E _ I _ G
- L _ G _ Y
- L _ N _ Y
- L _ I _ G
- N _ T _ Y
- N _ N _ Y
- T _ E _ Y
- T _ N _ Y
- T _ I _ G
- Y _ N _ E
4 letters (8)
- EELY
- EGGY
- ILLY
- ITTY
- LILY
- TINY
- YELL
- YETI
NYT Spelling Bee October 9, 2026 — quick answers
What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?
Today's pangrams are GENTILITY, INTELLIGENTLY, NEGLIGENTLY, TELLINGLY.
What are today's letters?
Y, E, G, I, L, N, T — with Y in the center.
How many words are there?
37 words for 224 points; Genius is 157.
Also for: Spelling Bee answers 10/9/26, 10-9-26, 10 9 26, 10/9/2026.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
A tough Y hive with four pangrams. LENIENTLY and INTENTLY open the board before the longer -LY words land.