Answers for October 11, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the October 11, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 51 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: October 11, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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Quick Answer Summary

The puzzle on 2026-10-11 had 51 words worth 187 points total. Pangram(s) included butanol. You needed 131 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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πŸ“Š Today's Puzzle Insights

How today's puzzle compares to all-time Spelling Bee history

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Difficulty Score
218 Medium
44th percentile
Total Words
51
63th percentile
Total Points
187
44th percentile
Avg Word Length
4.94
All-time avg: 5.3
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131
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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187
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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No
Bingo Status
Not all letters start
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30
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
11
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
53m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

24 words
4L 24
12 words
5L 12
10 words
6L 10
4 words (Pangram)
7L 4⭐
1 word
8L 1

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

B🐝
37
T
4
A
3
N
3
U
3
L
1
O
0
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 51 ~44.82 79 16
Total Points 187 ~209.29 431 60
Avg Word Length 4.94 ~5.44 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 1 ~1.51 4 1

πŸ“… Previous Puzzles with This Pangram

This is the first time this pangram has appeared in our archives.

🧩 Pangram Pattern Analysis

Today's featured pangram is BUTANOL. It consists of 7 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 43% (3 vowels and 4 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Perfect pangram (uses each letter exactly once)
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Latinate BUTANOL

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

Latinate BALLOON

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

Latinate BLATANT

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

Linguistic history study helps in spotting letter clusters in the spelling bee glossary based on classical word origins.

🚫 Rejected Word List

These valid English words can be formed with today's letters but were not accepted by the NYT editor:

ababua abaton abattu abatua abba abbott ablaut abolla aboon abuna abuta abuttal alba alban albata
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangram

butanol (14 pts)
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Try finding the longest word yourself first with our guide.

4-Letter Words24 words

abut
baba
ball
blab
blat
blob
blot
boat
boba
bola
boll
bolo
Click to Reveal 24 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words12 words

abbot
about
banal
baton
bloat
blunt
bubba
nabob
tabla
taboo
tubal
unban
Click to Reveal 12 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words10 words

baboon
ballot
banana
baobab
blotto
bonbon
bonobo
booboo
button
unbolt
Click to Reveal 10 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words4 words

balloon
blatant
butanol
nanobot
Click to Reveal 4 7-Letter Words

8-Letter Words1 words

unbutton
Click to Reveal 1 8-Letter Words

About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features B as the center letter, with 51 words worth 187 points total. The pangram is "butanol" β€” a 7-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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