August 29, 2026, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, August 29, 2026

Aug 29, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, H, I, N, O, T honeycomb (center letter T) feature 42 words, a 184-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: ANNOTATION, INITIATION, INTONATION, NATIONHOOD.

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Spelling Bee hive for August 29, 2026 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,D,H,I,N and O

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Saturday, August 29, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

10th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.50

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

2/100

Common

Rarer than 2% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

29 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

4×10L3×8L1×7L8×6L1×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 129 pts

17 words4×10L3×8L1×7L6×6L3×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

103 vowels · 128 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start9 PTS
15%Moving Up28 PTS
25%Good46 PTS
40%Solid74 PTS
50%Nice92 PTS
60%Great110 PTS
65%Amazing120 PTS
70%Genius129 PTS
100%Queen Bee184 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 42 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, August 29, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

31%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-08-28

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

18 words

8 words

1 word

3 words

4 words (Pangram)

10L

Share of 42 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

42 words

100%

27 words

64%

26 words

62%

26 words

62%

25 words

60%

14 words

33%

10 words

24%

Share of 42 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts

40 pts

48 pts

7 pts

24 pts

47 pts (Pangram)

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1331%

614%

512%

410%

25%

Share of 42 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 184 ranks in the 44th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-08-28.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 42 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 48th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-08-28.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-08-25.
The estimated solve time of 25–33 min is faster than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

adat
adati
adit
adnation
ahint
aidant
aint
aition
anahita
ananta
anat
anatta
anatto
andantino
anita
annat
annotto
anodontia
anotia
anotta
anta
anthodia
anthoid
anthood
anton
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
atnah
atonia
atta
attaint
attid
attn
daint
daintihood
daintith
danta
danthonia
danton
dation
dato
datto
dhooti
didnt
dinantian
diodont
diota
dita
ditation
dition
ditton
doat
doit
donat
donnot
dont
dotant
dotation
doto
hadith
hadnt
haiti
haitian
hant
hathi
hati
hatt
hatti
hiation
hidation
hoit
honiton
hoti
ianthina
idant
iddat
inanition
init
inition
inti
iodation
iodination
ithand
itonia
naiant
natation
nathan
nato
natt
nidation
nidiot
nitid
niton
nitta
noint
nondonation
nonnat
nontan
nontannin
nota
notidanian
notitia
notodontian
notodontid
odontoid
oint
oont
ootid
othin
otiant
otto
taha
tahina
tahiti
tahitian
tahona
taiaha
taihoa
tain
tainan
taino
tait
tana
tanha
tania
tanna
tannoid
tano
tanoa
tanoan
tanto
taotai
tath
tathata
tatoo
tatta
thad
thai
thana
thanah
thanatoid
thionation
thionin
thon
thoo
thooid
tina
tind
tinta
tionontati
titania
titanian
tithonia
titi
titian
toat
toatoa
toda
todd
toho
toit
toitoi
tonada
tonation
tondi
tondino
tondo
tonn
tonto
toona
toto

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.