Spelling Bee October 12, 2026 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: E
Puzzle stats
Total words
56
Total points
197
Pangrams
2
Genius score
137
Center letter
E
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- EMPATHY
- EMPATHY
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
3 pts
2%
Moving Up
9 pts
5%
Good
15 pts
8%
Solid
29 pts
15%
Nice
49 pts
25%
Great
78 pts
40%
Amazing
98 pts
50%
Genius
137 pts
70%
Queen Bee
197 pts
100%
All accepted words
- ahem
- attempt
- empath
- empathy
- empathy
- empty
- epee
- eyeteeth
- hamate
- hate
- heap
- heat
- heath
- heme
- hemp
- hype
- mate
- matey
- matte
- mayhem
- meat
- meaty
- meet
- meme
- meta
- mete
- meth
- pate
- payee
- peat
- peaty
- peep
- peppy
- petty
- tame
- tape
- tappet
- team
- teammate
- teat
- teem
- teepee
- teeth
- teethe
- temp
- tempeh
- tempt
- tepee
- thee
- them
- theme
- theta
- they
- thyme
- type
- yeah
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, October 12, 2026 uses the seven letters A, E, H, M, P, T, Y, with E as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 56 accepted words for a total of 197 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 137 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.