Answers for September 29, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the September 29, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 32 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: September 29, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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The puzzle on 2026-09-29 had 32 words worth 180 points total. Pangram(s) included vetoing. You needed 126 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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πŸ“Š Today's Puzzle Insights

How today's puzzle compares to all-time Spelling Bee history

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Difficulty Score
241 Medium
65th percentile
Total Words
32
25th percentile
Total Points
180
39th percentile
Avg Word Length
6.16
All-time avg: 5.3
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126
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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180
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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No
Bingo Status
Not all letters start
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16
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
9
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
42m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

8 words
4L 8
4 words
5L 4
6 words
6L 6
7 words (Pangram)
7L 7⭐
3 words
8L 3
4 words
9L 4

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

V🐝
14
I
7
E
3
G
3
O
3
N
2
T
0
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 32 ~44.82 79 16
Total Points 180 ~209.29 431 60
Avg Word Length 6.16 ~5.44 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 1 ~1.51 4 1

πŸ“… Previous Puzzles with This Pangram

This is the first time this pangram has appeared in our archives.

🧩 Pangram Pattern Analysis

Today's featured pangram is VETOING. It consists of 7 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 43% (3 vowels and 4 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Perfect pangram (uses each letter exactly once)
  • ⚑ Suffix: Ends with the common suffix -ing
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Germanic/Old English VETOING

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Germanic/Old English vocabulary, evolving through traditional Anglo-Saxon suffixes and base structures.

Germanic/Old English EVENING

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Germanic/Old English vocabulary, evolving through traditional Anglo-Saxon suffixes and base structures.

Germanic/Old English INVENTING

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Germanic/Old English vocabulary, evolving through traditional Anglo-Saxon suffixes and base structures.

Linguistic history study helps in spotting letter clusters in the spelling bee glossary based on classical word origins.

🚫 Rejected Word List

These valid English words can be formed with today's letters but were not accepted by the NYT editor:

envine envoi evene evenoo evite eviting evoe genevieve genitive genovino gignitive givin gove govt ignitive
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangram

vetoing (14 pts)
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Try finding the longest word yourself first with our guide.

4-Letter Words8 words

even
give
oven
vein
vent
veto
vine
vote
Click to Reveal 8 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words4 words

event
given
ogive
ovine
Click to Reveal 4 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words6 words

giving
invent
invite
veggie
voting
votive
Click to Reveal 6 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words7 words

evening
invitee
vegging
veining
venting
vetoing
vetting
Click to Reveal 7 7-Letter Words

8-Letter Words3 words

inviting
nonevent
vignette
Click to Reveal 3 8-Letter Words

9-Letter Words4 words

inventing
invention
inventive
nonvoting
Click to Reveal 4 9-Letter Words

About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features V as the center letter, with 32 words worth 180 points total. The pangram is "vetoing" β€” a 7-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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