NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 29, 2025

Monday, September 29, 2025

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, September 29, 2025 puts P in the center, with A, C, N, O, T, U around it. There are 46 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 P. Tap a word for a short definition.

46Words
181Points
127Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

19

5-letter words

14

6-letter words

8

7-letter words

3

8-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterP
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words46
Points181
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 127 points. Queen Bee is 181.

Genius · 54 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good14
Solid27
Nice45
Great72
Amazing91
127Genius127
Queen Bee181

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

Pangram Breakdown

OCCUPANT
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 16th percentile
Total points 11th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4674.715418
Points181359.189260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 29, 2025 hive put P in the center with A, C, N, O, T, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 46 words (181 points). Genius sat at 127.

Pangram on this date: OCCUPANT. Top starting letters: P (24), C (13). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for September 29, 2025