NYT Spelling Bee Answers for July 29, 2026

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, July 29, 2026 puts B in the center, with T, R, D, U, A, O around it. There are 78 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes B. Tap a word for a short definition.

78Words
315Points
221Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes B.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

33

5-letter words

20

6-letter words

17

7-letter words

2

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterB
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words78
Points315
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 221 points. Queen Bee is 315.

Genius · 94 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good25
Solid47
Nice79
Great126
Amazing158
221Genius221
Queen Bee315

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 315 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

OUTBOARD
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

TROUBADOUR
10 letters 17 points 5 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: R ×2, O ×2, U ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 58th percentile
Total points 45th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7873.715418
Points315354.189260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The July 29, 2026 hive put B in the center with T, R, D, U, A, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 78 words (315 points). Genius sat at 221.

Pangrams on this date: OUTBOARD, TROUBADOUR. Top starting letters: B (39), A (13). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for July 29, 2026