Spelling Bee October 6, 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: C
Puzzle stats
Total words
63
Total points
354
Pangrams
2
Genius score
247
Center letter
C
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- NOTCHED
- NOTCHED
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
7 pts
2%
Moving Up
17 pts
5%
Good
28 pts
8%
Solid
53 pts
15%
Nice
88 pts
25%
Great
141 pts
40%
Amazing
177 pts
50%
Genius
247 pts
70%
Queen Bee
354 pts
100%
All accepted words
- cede
- ceded
- cent
- cocoon
- cocooned
- code
- coded
- codon
- coed
- coho
- concede
- conceded
- conch
- concoct
- concocted
- condo
- condone
- condoned
- cone
- coned
- connect
- connected
- conned
- connote
- connoted
- contend
- contended
- content
- contented
- cooed
- coot
- cote
- cotton
- cottoned
- decedent
- decent
- deco
- decoct
- decocted
- decode
- decoded
- detect
- detected
- docent
- echo
- echoed
- encode
- encoded
- etch
- etched
- hence
- honcho
- hooch
- neocon
- nonce
- notch
- notched
- notched
- octet
- once
- tech
- techno
- thence
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, October 6, 2026 uses the seven letters C, D, E, H, N, O, T, with C as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 63 accepted words for a total of 354 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 247 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.