Spelling Bee September 30, 2026 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: P
Puzzle stats
Total words
64
Total points
337
Pangrams
4
Genius score
235
Center letter
P
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- KNEECAPPED
- KNEECAPPED
- PANCAKED
- PANCAKED
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
6 pts
2%
Moving Up
16 pts
5%
Good
26 pts
8%
Solid
50 pts
15%
Nice
84 pts
25%
Great
134 pts
40%
Amazing
168 pts
50%
Genius
235 pts
70%
Queen Bee
337 pts
100%
All accepted words
- apace
- aped
- apnea
- append
- appended
- canape
- cape
- caped
- capped
- dapped
- deadpan
- deadpanned
- deep
- deepen
- deepened
- depend
- depended
- dependence
- epee
- kappa
- keep
- kneecap
- kneecapped
- kneecapped
- kneepad
- nape
- napped
- neap
- pace
- paced
- pack
- packed
- padded
- paean
- panacea
- pancake
- pancaked
- pancaked
- panda
- pandan
- pane
- paned
- panned
- papa
- peace
- peak
- peaked
- pecan
- peck
- pecked
- peed
- peek
- peeked
- peen
- peep
- peeped
- peke
- penance
- pence
- pend
- pended
- penne
- penned
- pepped
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, September 30, 2026 uses the seven letters A, C, D, E, K, N, P, with P as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 64 accepted words for a total of 337 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 235 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.