NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Today's New York Times Spelling Bee honeycomb grid features R as the mandatory center letter, surrounded by the letters A, D, G, N, O and P.
Today's puzzle has 53 possible words and 227 total points, including 2 pangrams. The longest word in today's puzzle is PROPAGANDA, a 10-letter word.
Reaching Genius takes 159 of the 227 points in today's puzzle. Depending on word length, that can be as few as 23 words or as many as 47. You also need at least one 7-letter word to get there. Queen Bee means finding all 53 words for 227 points.
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Today's NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at today's NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
6/10
Hard61st percentile
Avg Word Length
5.21
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
59/100
RareRarer than 59% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
51 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
17
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: NAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
23
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 159 ptsVowel Split
37%
Balanced mix101 vowels · 175 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start11 PTS
- 15%Moving Up34 PTS
- 25%Good57 PTS
- 40%Solid91 PTS
- 50%Nice114 PTS
- 60%Great136 PTS
- 65%Amazing148 PTS
- 70%Genius159 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee227 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 53 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, October 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
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Puzzle Letters
Pangrams
Oct 29, 2026 Spelling Bee has 2 Pangrams. A pangram is a word that uses all seven letters in the puzzle at least once, which gives you a 7-point bonus.
Spelling Bee Words
Here are all 53 answers in Oct 29, 2026 Spelling Bee puzzle, organized by word length and points.
10-Letter Words 1 word
9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 3 words
7-Letter Words 4 words
6-Letter Words 6 words
5-Letter Words 17 words
4-Letter Words 21 words
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Word Length Distribution (Today)
Share of 53 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage (Today)
Share of 53 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length (Today)
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution (Today)
Share of 53 words starting with each letter.
How does Oct 29, 2026 spelling bee compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 227 ranks in the 65th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-10-27.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 53 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 76th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-10-27.
- 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 Hard 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 2026-10-28.
- The estimated solve time of 43–59 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a challenging solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on Today's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- aaron
- adar
- adorno
- adrad
- adroop
- aggro
- agra
- agroan
- agron
- andor
- andorra
- andorran
- andron
- andropogon
- angara
- angor
- anorn
- apar
- appar
- appro
- arad
- arado
- aranga
- arango
- araponga
- arara
- ararao
- argan
- argand
- argo
- argoan
- arna
- aroar
- arrand
- dard
- dardan
- darg
- dargo
- daroga
- darr
- doddard
- dogra
- donar
- dora
- dorad
- dorn
- dorp
- dorr
- drago
- drona
- drongo
- gadroon
- gara
- gard
- gardon
- garg
- garn
- garo
- garon
- garoo
- garran
- garron
- gnar
- gnarr
- goar
- goddard
- godroon
- gonagra
- gooroo
- gora
- goran
- gordon
- gorra
- graddan
- grana
- granada
- granado
- grandpap
- grano
- grognard
- groop
- nagara
- nagor
- napron
- nard
- nardoo
- narr
- narra
- nonpar
- nonpoor
- nora
- norn
- oord
- orad
- oraon
- ordo
- organa
- organon
- orra
- paar
- padroado
- pandar
- pandoor
- pandora
- pandrop
- para
- parada
- parado
- parador
- parang
- parao
- parapod
- pard
- pardao
- pardo
- pargana
- pargo
- parr
- parra
- podagra
- poorga
- poroporo
- prad
- prado
- prana
- prang
- prao
- proa
- prodd
- prog
- pron
- propagand
- propago
- propoganda
- propr
- raad
- rada
- rana
- randan
- randon
- rangoon
- rann
- rodd
- rogan
- rognon
- rond
- rong
- ronga
- roon
- roop
- ropp
*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.