NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 29, 2026

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, September 29, 2026 puts V in the center, with E, G, I, N, O, T around it. There are 32 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

32Words
180Points
126Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

8

5-letter words

4

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

4

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterV
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words32
Points180
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length6.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 126 points. Queen Bee is 180.

Genius · 54 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good14
Solid27
Nice45
Great72
Amazing90
126Genius126
Queen Bee180

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

Pangram Breakdown

VETOING
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 379 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 5th percentile
Total points 11th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3274.815418
Points180359.589260
Pangrams12.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 29, 2026 hive put V in the center with E, G, I, N, O, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 32 words (180 points). Genius sat at 126.

Pangram on this date: VETOING. Top starting letters: V (14), I (7). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for September 29, 2026