Spelling Bee Answer October 23, 2026 - Hints Revealed

Official answers and hints for the New York Times Spelling Bee on Friday, October 23, 2026. Spelling Bee hints

Today's Spelling Bee Letters

A
B
C
E
L
T
H

October 23, 2026

Pangram

3 pangrams
ATTACHABLE (17 pts)CATCHABLE (16 pts)TEACHABLE (16 pts)

4-Letter Words

22 words
ACHE1 pt
BAHT1 pt
BATH1 pt
BLAH1 pt
CHAT1 pt
EACH1 pt
ETCH1 pt
HALE1 pt
HALL1 pt
HALT1 pt
HATE1 pt
HATH1 pt
HEAL1 pt
HEAT1 pt
HEEL1 pt
HELL1 pt
LATH1 pt
LECH1 pt
TACH1 pt
TECH1 pt
THAT1 pt
THEE1 pt

5-Letter Words

20 words
BATCH5 pts
BATHE5 pts
BEACH5 pts
BEECH5 pts
BELCH5 pts
BLECH5 pts
CACHE5 pts
CATCH5 pts
CHEAT5 pts
HALAL5 pts
HATCH5 pts
HATHA5 pts
HEATH5 pts
LATCH5 pts
LATHE5 pts
LEACH5 pts
LEECH5 pts
TEACH5 pts
TEETH5 pts
THETA5 pts

6-Letter Words

8 words
ATTACH6 pts
BLEACH6 pts
CACHET6 pts
CHALET6 pts
HEALTH6 pts
LETHAL6 pts
TEETHE6 pts
THATCH6 pts

7-Letter Words

7 words
ATHLETE7 pts
ATTACHE7 pts
CHALLAH7 pts
CHATTEL7 pts
CHEETAH7 pts
HATCHET7 pts
HELLCAT7 pts

8-Letter Words

4 words
CATCHALL8 pts
HATEABLE8 pts
HEALABLE8 pts
HEATABLE8 pts

9-Letter Words

2 words
CATCHABLE16 pts
TEACHABLE16 pts

10-Letter Words

2 words
ATTACHABLE17 pts
TELEHEALTH10 pts

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October 23, 2026

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