NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 29, 2026

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, April 29, 2026 puts V in the center, with L, T, G, A, O, E around it. There are 52 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 V. Tap a word for a short definition.

52Words
243Points
170Genius
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 V.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

15

5-letter words

17

6-letter words

9

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

3

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterV
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words52
Points243
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 170 points. Queen Bee is 243.

Genius · 73 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up12
Good19
Solid36
Nice61
Great97
Amazing122
170Genius170
Queen Bee243

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

Pangram Breakdown

VOLTAGE
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 24th percentile
Total points 28th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5273.715418
Points243354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 29, 2026 hive put V in the center with L, T, G, A, O, E around it. Queen Bee needed all 52 words (243 points). Genius sat at 170.

Pangram on this date: VOLTAGE. Top starting letters: V (24), L (13). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for April 29, 2026