Spelling Bee archive · October 13, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — October 13, 2026

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

Letters: D A I N O P R · center D

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
D AINOPR
  • Center letter: D (required in every word)
  • Words: 51
  • Points: 227 (Genius at 159)
  • Pangrams: 2
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There are 2 pangrams today.

  • Length: 8 letters
  • Starts with: P, R
3. Two-letter list words by start

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • AD 1
  • AI 1
  • AN 2
  • AR 2
  • DA 1
  • DI 2
  • DO 5
  • DR 5
  • IN 2
  • NA 3
  • NO 1
  • OD 1
  • OP 1
  • OR 1
  • PA 6
  • PO 2
  • PR 1
  • RA 10
  • RI 1
  • RO 3
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
  • PARANOID
  • RAINDROP
5. Full word list all answers

8 letters (3)

  • P _ _ A D _ _ P
  • P _ _ A N _ _ D
  • R _ _ N D _ _ P

7 letters (4)

  • A _ _ D _ _ P
  • A _ _ I _ _ N
  • A _ _ R _ _ D
  • N _ _ P _ _ D

6 letters (9)

  • D _ O D _ D
  • D _ R A _ O
  • I _ D O _ R
  • I _ R O _ D
  • O _ I O _ D
  • O _ D A _ N
  • P _ N D _ N
  • P _ R D _ N
  • R _ D I _ N

5 letters (18)

  • A _ O _ N
  • A _ D _ R
  • D _ N _ R
  • D _ N _ R
  • D _ A _ N
  • D _ O _ D
  • D _ O _ P
  • N _ D _ R
  • N _ I _ D
  • P _ N _ A
  • P _ D _ A
  • R _ D _ R
  • R _ D _ I
  • R _ D _ O
  • R _ D _ N
  • R _ N _ O
  • R _ P _ D
  • R _ N _ O

4 letters (17)

  • ARID
  • DARN
  • DINO
  • DODO
  • DOOR
  • DRIP
  • DROP
  • NADA
  • ODOR
  • PAID
  • POND
  • PROD
  • RAID
  • RAND
  • RIND
  • ROAD
  • ROOD

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

A busy D hive with two pangrams. AIRDROP and PARADROP open the board before PARANOID and RAINDROP land.

NYT Spelling Bee October 13, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangrams are PARANOID, RAINDROP.

What are today's letters?

D, A, I, N, O, P, R — with D in the center.

How many words are there?

51 words for 227 points; Genius is 159.

Also for: Spelling Bee answers 10/13/26, 10-13-26, 10 13 26, 10/13/2026.

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