Spelling Bee archive · October 18, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — October 18, 2026

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

Letters: I D E J N O T · center I

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
I DEJNOT
  • Center letter: I (required in every word)
  • Words: 59
  • Points: 300 (Genius at 210)
  • Pangrams: 1
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There is 1 pangram today.

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

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • DE 4
  • DI 10
  • DJ 2
  • ED 4
  • EN 2
  • ID 1
  • IN 13
  • IO 2
  • JI 2
  • JO 4
  • NI 3
  • NO 1
  • ON 1
  • TI 9
  • TO 1
4. Reveal the pangram big points
  • JOINTED
5. Full word list all answers

11 letters (1)

  • I _ _ _ _ T _ _ _ _ D

9 letters (3)

  • D _ _ _ I _ _ _ N
  • D _ _ _ N _ _ _ N
  • I _ _ _ N _ _ _ N

8 letters (4)

  • E _ _ O I _ _ D
  • I _ _ E N _ _ D
  • I _ _ E N _ _ D
  • N _ _ E T _ _ N

7 letters (4)

  • D _ _ E _ _ E
  • E _ _ T _ _ N
  • I _ _ O _ _ D
  • J _ _ N _ _ D

6 letters (20)

  • D _ N I _ D
  • D _ N T _ N
  • D _ E T _ D
  • D _ I N _ I
  • E _ D I _ D
  • E _ I T _ D
  • E _ J O _ N
  • I _ D E _ D
  • I _ D E _ T
  • I _ T E _ D
  • I _ T E _ T
  • I _ T O _ E
  • I _ D I _ E
  • I _ D I _ E
  • J _ I N _ D
  • N _ T I _ N
  • T _ D I _ D
  • T _ N N _ D
  • T _ N T _ D
  • T _ O N _ E

5 letters (12)

  • D _ N _ D
  • D _ O _ E
  • D _ T _ O
  • D _ I _ N
  • I _ I _ T
  • I _ D _ E
  • I _ N _ E
  • J _ N _ I
  • J _ I _ T
  • O _ I _ N
  • T _ D _ D
  • T _ N _ D

4 letters (15)

  • DIED
  • DIET
  • DINE
  • DINO
  • DINT
  • EDIT
  • INTO
  • JINN
  • JOIN
  • NINE
  • NITE
  • TIDE
  • TIED
  • TINE
  • TINT

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

A big I hive with one pangram. The long INT- words pile up before JOINTED closes the set.

NYT Spelling Bee October 18, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangram is JOINTED.

What are today's letters?

I, D, E, J, N, O, T — with I in the center.

How many words are there?

59 words for 300 points; Genius is 210.

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