September 30, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 30, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 30, 2026 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words62
Max Points305
Pangrams2
Genius214
4 letter answers 19 words
APEDCAPEDEEPEPEEKEEPNAPENEAPPACEPACKPANEPAPAPEAKPECKPEEDPEEKPEENPEEPPEKEPEND
5 letter answers 12 words
APACEAPNEACAPEDKAPPAPACEDPAEANPANDAPANEDPEACEPECANPENCEPENNE
6 letter answers 18 words
APPENDCANAPECAPPEDDAPPEDDEEPENDEPENDNAPPEDPACKEDPADDEDPANDANPANNEDPEAKEDPECKEDPEEKEDPEEPEDPENDEDPENNEDPEPPED
7 letter answers 6 words
DEADPANKNEECAPKNEEPADPANACEAPANCAKEPENANCE
8 letter answers 4 words
APPENDEDDEEPENEDDEPENDEDPANCAKED
10 letter answers 3 words
DEADPANNEDDEPENDENCEKNEECAPPED
Common questions
How many answers in the September 30, 2026 Spelling Bee?
62 valid answers worth 305 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 214 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are KNEECAPPED, PANCAKED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is P. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.