NYT Spelling Bee Answers for October 29, 2026

Thursday, October 29, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, October 29, 2026 puts R in the center, with A, D, G, N, O, P around it. There are 53 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

These are the NYT-accepted answers for this hive. Every word includes R. Tap a word for a short definition.

53Words
227Points
159Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

21

5-letter words

17

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterR
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words53
Points227
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 159 points. Queen Bee is 227.

Genius · 68 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up11
Good18
Solid34
Nice57
Great91
Amazing114
159Genius159
Queen Bee227

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

Pangram Breakdown

GRANDPOP
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: P ×2

PROPAGANDA
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: P ×2, A ×3

Also used on Nov 21, 2025.

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 397 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 26th percentile
Total points 23th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5373.415418
Points227352.989260
Pangrams22.05131

This Puzzle in Context

The October 29, 2026 hive put R in the center with A, D, G, N, O, P around it. Queen Bee needed all 53 words (227 points). Genius sat at 159.

Pangrams on this date: GRANDPOP, PROPAGANDA. Top starting letters: G (13), R (11). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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