NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 30, 2026

Sunday, August 30, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, August 30, 2026 puts E in the center, with T, C, G, I, N, X around it. There are 66 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes E. Tap a word for a short definition.

66Words
326Points
228Genius
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 E.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

21

5-letter words

10

6-letter words

15

7-letter words

11

8-letter words

8

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterE
Vowels2
Rare lettersX
Words66
Points326
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 228 points. Queen Bee is 326.

Genius · 98 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up16
Good26
Solid49
Nice82
Great130
Amazing163
228Genius228
Queen Bee326

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

Pangram Breakdown

EXCITING
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

EXTINCTING
10 letters 17 points 3 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2, I ×2, N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 45th percentile
Total points 48th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6673.815418
Points326354.789260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The August 30, 2026 hive put E in the center with T, C, G, I, N, X around it. Queen Bee needed all 66 words (326 points). Genius sat at 228.

Pangrams on this date: EXCITING, EXTINCTING. Top starting letters: E (21), T (13). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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