Answers for October 14, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the October 14, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 23 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: October 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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Quick Answer Summary

The puzzle on 2026-10-14 had 23 words worth 90 points total. Pangram(s) included boxlike. You needed 63 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
155 Easy
1th percentile
Total Words
23
7th percentile
Total Points
90
4th percentile
Avg Word Length
4.91
All-time avg: 5.3
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63
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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90
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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No
Bingo Status
Not all letters start
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13
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
14
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
29m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

10 words
4L 10
7 words
5L 7
4 words
6L 4
2 words (Pangram)
7L 2⭐

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

B
10
L
5
O
4
K
2
E🐝
1
I
1
X
0
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 23 ~44.82 79 16
Total Points 90 ~209.29 431 60
Avg Word Length 4.91 ~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 BOXLIKE. 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 BOXLIKE

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

Latinate LIBELEE

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:

beebee beek beele beelike beelol bekko belee belibel belike belili belk belleek belli bello belook
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangram

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

4-Letter Words10 words

bell
bike
bile
ibex
keel
leek
like
lobe
oboe
oleo
Click to Reveal 10 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words7 words

belie
belle
bible
bloke
exile
libel
ollie
Click to Reveal 7 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words4 words

bobble
bookie
kibble
oxlike
Click to Reveal 4 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words2 words

boxlike
libelee
Click to Reveal 2 7-Letter Words

About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features E as the center letter, with 23 words worth 90 points total. The pangram is "boxlike" β€” a 7-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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