Spelling Bee archive · September 30, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — September 30, 2026

Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.

Letters: P A C D E K N · center P

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
P ACDEKN
  • Center letter: P (required in every word)
  • Words: 62
  • Points: 305 (Genius at 214)
  • Pangrams: 2
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There are 2 pangrams today.

  • Length: 8 & 10 letters
  • Starts with: K, P
3. Two-letter list words by start

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • AP 5
  • CA 4
  • DA 1
  • DE 8
  • EP 1
  • KA 1
  • KE 1
  • KN 3
  • NA 2
  • NE 1
  • PA 15
  • PE 20
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
  • KNEECAPPED
  • PANCAKED
5. Full word list all answers

10 letters (3)

  • D _ _ _ P A _ _ _ D
  • D _ _ _ N D _ _ _ E
  • K _ _ _ C A _ _ _ D

8 letters (4)

  • A _ _ E N _ _ D
  • D _ _ P E _ _ D
  • D _ _ E N _ _ D
  • P _ _ C A _ _ D

7 letters (6)

  • D _ _ D _ _ N
  • K _ _ E _ _ P
  • K _ _ E _ _ D
  • P _ _ A _ _ A
  • P _ _ C _ _ E
  • P _ _ A _ _ E

6 letters (18)

  • A _ P E _ D
  • C _ N A _ E
  • C _ P P _ D
  • D _ P P _ D
  • D _ E P _ N
  • D _ P E _ D
  • N _ P P _ D
  • P _ C K _ D
  • P _ D D _ D
  • P _ N D _ N
  • P _ N N _ D
  • P _ A K _ D
  • P _ C K _ D
  • P _ E K _ D
  • P _ E P _ D
  • P _ N D _ D
  • P _ N N _ D
  • P _ P P _ D

5 letters (12)

  • A _ A _ E
  • A _ N _ A
  • C _ P _ D
  • K _ P _ A
  • P _ C _ D
  • P _ E _ N
  • P _ N _ A
  • P _ N _ D
  • P _ A _ E
  • P _ C _ N
  • P _ N _ E
  • P _ N _ E

4 letters (19)

  • APED
  • CAPE
  • DEEP
  • EPEE
  • KEEP
  • NAPE
  • NEAP
  • PACE
  • PACK
  • PANE
  • PAPA
  • PEAK
  • PECK
  • PEED
  • PEEK
  • PEEN
  • PEEP
  • PEKE
  • PEND

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

A busy P hive with two pangrams. PANCAKE and DEPENDENCE open long paths before KNEECAPPED lands.

NYT Spelling Bee September 30, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangrams are KNEECAPPED, PANCAKED.

What are today's letters?

P, A, C, D, E, K, N — with P in the center.

How many words are there?

62 words for 305 points; Genius is 214.

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