NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 30, 2026

Thursday, April 30, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, April 30, 2026 puts U in the center, with N, I, C, M, O, T around it. There are 56 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 U. Tap a word for a short definition.

56Words
308Points
216Genius
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 U.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

13

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

13

7-letter words

8

8-letter words

5

9-letter words

4

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterU
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words56
Points308
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 216 points. Queen Bee is 308.

Genius · 92 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good25
Solid46
Nice77
Great123
Amazing154
216Genius216
Queen Bee308

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

Pangram Breakdown

COMMINUTION
11 letters 18 points 5 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2, M ×2, I ×2, N ×2

CONTINUUM
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×2, U ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 380 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 29th percentile
Total points 42th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5674.715418
Points308359.189260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 30, 2026 hive put U in the center with N, I, C, M, O, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 56 words (308 points). Genius sat at 216.

Pangrams on this date: COMMINUTION, CONTINUUM. Top starting letters: M (18), C (12). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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