NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 30, 2026

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 puts P in the center, with A, C, D, E, K, N around it. There are 62 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

62Words
305Points
214Genius
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 P.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

19

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

18

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

4

10-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterP
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words62
Points305
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 214 points. Queen Bee is 305.

Genius · 91 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good24
Solid46
Nice76
Great122
Amazing153
214Genius214
Queen Bee305

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

Pangram Breakdown

KNEECAPPED
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×3, P ×2

PANCAKED
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 379 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 35th percentile
Total points 41th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6274.815418
Points305359.589260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 30, 2026 hive put P in the center with A, C, D, E, K, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 62 words (305 points). Genius sat at 214.

Pangrams on this date: KNEECAPPED, PANCAKED. Top starting letters: P (35), D (9). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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