Wed 28 Oct
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answer — October 28, 2026 Today
Centre I; outer ring BDEGLO. 71 valid words and a single pangram in today's hive.
Hive 71 words · 355 pts · 1 pangram
Today's hive
B D E G I L O
71 words · 355 points · 1 pangram.
Words by first letter and length.
↓ / → 4 5 6 7 8 9 Σ B 4 5 6 2 1 · 18 D 3 3 3 2 · · 11 E · 1 3 · 1 · 5 G 4 4 7 1 · · 16 I 2 2 1 · · 1 6 L 1 2 2 4 · · 9 O 1 3 1 1 · · 6 Σ 15 20 23 10 2 1 71 Words by their first two letters.
- B BE-4BI-8BL-1BO-5
- D DE-1DI-6DO-4
- E ED-2EL-3
- G GE-2GI-10GL-3GO-1
- I ID-3IG-1IL-1IO-1
- L LE-1LI-7LO-1
- O OB-2OI-1OL-3
1 pangram. Length and first letter revealed below.
- Pangram — starts with O, 7 letters.
Full word list.
B
- BIDE
- BILE
- BILL
- BOIL
- BEIGE
- BELIE
- BIBLE
- BIDED
- BILGE
- BELIED
- BIGGIE
- BILLED
- BODIED
- BOILED
- BOOGIE
- BELLIED
- BOOGIED
- BLOODIED
D
- DELI
- DIED
- DILL
- DILDO
- DIODE
- DOGIE
- DIDDLE
- DOGGIE
- DOOBIE
- DIDDLED
- DOLLIED
E
- ELIDE
- EDDIED
- EDIBLE
- ELIDED
- ELIGIBLE
G
- GIBE
- GILD
- GILL
- GLIB
- GELID
- GEOID
- GIBED
- GLIDE
- GIGGED
- GIGGLE
- GIGOLO
- GILDED
- GILLED
- GLIDED
- GOODIE
- GIGGLED
I
- IDLE
- IDOL
- IDLED
- IGLOO
- IODIDE
- ILLEGIBLE
L
- LIED
- LIBEL
- LIEGE
- LIBIDO
- LIDDED
- LEGIBLE
- LIBELED
- LIBELEE
- LOBBIED
O
- OLIO
- OILED
- OLDIE
- OLLIE
- OBLIGE
- OBLIGED · pangram
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- BEIGE
- BELIE
- BELIED
- BELLIED
- BIBLE
- BIDE
- BIDED
- BIGGIE
- BILE
- BILGE
- BILL
- BILLED
- BLOODIED
- BODIED
- BOIL
- BOILED
- BOOGIE
- BOOGIED
- DELI
- DIDDLE
- DIDDLED
- DIED
- DILDO
- DILL
- DIODE
- DOGGIE
- DOGIE
- DOLLIED
- DOOBIE
- EDDIED
- EDIBLE
- ELIDE
- ELIDED
- ELIGIBLE
- GELID
- GEOID
- GIBE
- GIBED
- GIGGED
- GIGGLE
- GIGGLED
- GIGOLO
- GILD
- GILDED
- GILL
- GILLED
- GLIB
- GLIDE
- GLIDED
- GOODIE
- IDLE
- IDLED
- IDOL
- IGLOO
- ILLEGIBLE
- IODIDE
- LEGIBLE
- LIBEL
- LIBELED
- LIBELEE
- LIBIDO
- LIDDED
- LIED
- LIEGE
- LOBBIED
- OBLIGE
- OBLIGED ★
- OILED
- OLDIE
- OLIO
- OLLIE
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How many words are in today's NYT Spelling Bee?
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What are the letters in today's NYT Spelling Bee?
The seven letters are B, D, E, G, I, L, O, with I in the centre. Every word must use the centre letter and be at least four letters long. These letters are given to every player, so they're not a spoiler.
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