Today's NYT Spelling Bee answers for October 1, 2026

The comprehensive guide to today's NYT Spelling Bee answers and pangram.

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By WordClues Team

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Are you working your way through the NYT daily word games catalog? Spelling Bee is a popular word game where players are shown seven letters, and must make as many words as possible containing the letter in the center.

Spelling Bee answers can be tough to find, which is why we're here with the full list of today's words. Bookmark this page and check back if you ever find yourself racking your brain and need a little help.

🐝 Today's NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here are the answers to today's NYT Spelling Bee:

Pangrams

h
o
n
e
y
m
o
o
n
e
d
18

All Words

heed 1
heeded 6
heme 1
hemmed 6
hoed 1
home 1
homed 5
homey 5
homonym 7
homonymy 8
hone 1
honed 5
honey 5
honeyed 7
honeymoon 9
honeymooned 18
hood 1
hooded 6
hoodoo 6
hooey 5
hymen 5
hymn 1
yoohoo 6

⏪ Yesterday's NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Yesterday's Spelling Bee answers were:

Pangrams

k
n
e
e
c
a
p
p
e
d
p
a
n
c
a
k
e
d

All Words

apace
aped
apnea
append
appended
canape
cape
caped
capped
dapped
deadpan
deadpanned
deep
deepen
deepened
depend
depended
dependence
epee
kappa
keep
kneecap
kneecapped
kneepad
nape
napped
neap
pace
paced
pack
packed
padded
paean
panacea
pancake
pancaked
panda
pandan
pane
paned
panned
papa
peace
peak
peaked
pecan
peck
pecked
peed
peek
peeked
peen
peep
peeped
peke
penance
pence
pend
pended
penne
penned
pepped

❓ What is the NYT Spelling Bee?

The New York Times Spelling Bee is a game created by Frank Longo that debuted in the company’s newspaper in 2014. A digital version of the game, edited by Sam Ezersky, is published daily on The New York Times website and NYT Games mobile app.

🎮 Where to Play NYT Spelling Bee

NYT Spelling Bee is free-to-play once per day on the official NYTimes website and NYT Games app for Android and iOS. You’ll need to register and subscribe to play previous puzzles and view the Spelling Bee puzzle archive.

🎯 How to Play NYT Spelling Bee

The objective of Spelling Bee is to use the honeycomb-shaped seven-letter grid to form as many words as possible. The only caveat is you must use the center letter (highlighted in yellow) in every word you form. Each word must be four letters or longer and cannot be proper nouns, curse words, or abbreviations.

Each puzzle contains a pangram, which is a word that utilizes all seven letters. The pangram is worth seven bonus points, so it's best to try and find it every day to maximize your points. Some daily puzzles have multiple pangrams.

Players receive points for each word that contributes to their overall rank. There are ten possible ranks, which correspond to the percentage of overall words found in the puzzle. Finding all the possible words in a puzzle awards the Queen Bee rank.

Here are the rankings based on your progress:

Beginner
0% of possible points
Good Start
2%
Moving Up
5%
Good
8%
Solid
15%
Nice
25%
Great
40%
Amazing
50%
Genius
70%
Queen Bee
100%

Are you a word game addict? If you're ever looking for hints or answers, you can check out today's Wordle answer or today's NYT Mini crossword answers.