NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 30, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | U |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, i, m, n, o, t |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 29 words |
| Total Points | 164 points |
| Genius Level | 115 points |
| Bingo? | No |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 6 |
| I | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 |
| M | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 6 |
| N | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 3 |
| O | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T | 2 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| U | 2 | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 7 | Σ | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 29 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CO×4 CU×2 |
|---|---|
| I | IN×2 |
| M | MI×1 MO×1 MU×4 |
| N | NO×2 NU×1 |
| O | |
| T | TO×1 TU×4 |
| U | UN×7 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | COC×1 COM×1 CON×1 COU×1 CUM×1 CUT×1 |
|---|---|
| I | INT×2 |
| M | MIN×1 MOU×1 MUN×1 MUT×2 MUU×1 |
| N | NON×1 NOU×1 NUN×1 |
| O | |
| T | TOU×1 TUI×1 TUN×1 TUT×2 |
| U | UNC×3 UNI×2 UNM×1 UNT×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| co....... † | CO9 | A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other. |
| co..... | CO7 | A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed. |
| co....... | CO9 | A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection. |
| co... | CO5 | To recite numbers in sequence. |
| cu... | CU5 | The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae. |
| cu.... | CU6 | Alternative form of cut-out |
| in.... | IN6 | To know intuitively or by immediate perception. |
| in....... | IN9 | Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes. |
| mi..... | MI7 | The lowest limit. |
| mo... | MO5 | A hill or mountain. |
| mu...... | MU8 | Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition. |
| mu.. | MU4 | A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin. |
| mu.... | MU6 | The flesh of sheep used as food. |
| mu.... | MU6 | A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). |
| no...... | NO8 | Not part of a labor union; not unionized. |
| no.. | NO4 | A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English. |
| nu.... | NU6 | The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps. |
| to.. | TO4 | Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way. |
| tu..... | TU7 | A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college). |
| tu... | TU5 | A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles. |
| tu... | TU5 | All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices. |
| tu.. | TU4 | A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting. |
| un...... | UN8 | Rare; not readily found; unusual. |
| un..... | UN7 | A salve or ointment. |
| un... | UN5 | Not cut. |
| un... | UN5 | The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one. |
| un.. | UN4 | Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one. |
| un..... | UN7 | To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it no longer accessible. |
| un.. | UN4 | Up to the time or degree that; until. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- continuum† (CO9)
- coconut (CO7)
- communion (CO9)
- count (CO5)
- cumin (CU5)
- cutout (CU6)
- intuit (IN6)
- intuition (IN9)
- minimum (MI7)
- mount (MO5)
- munition (MU8)
- mutt (MU4)
- mutton (MU6)
- muumuu (MU6)
- nonunion (NO8)
- noun (NO4)
- nuncio (NU6)
- tout (TO4)
- tuition (TU7)
- tunic (TU5)
- tutti (TU5)
- tutu (TU4)
- uncommon (UN8)
- unction (UN7)
- uncut (UN5)
- union (UN5)
- unit (UN4)
- unmount (UN7)
- unto (UN4)
Answer Definitions
- continuum† (noun): A continuous series or whole, no part of which is noticeably different from its adjacent parts, although the ends or extremes of it are very different from each other.
- coconut (noun): A fruit of the coconut palm (not a true nut), Cocos nucifera, having a fibrous husk surrounding a large seed.
- communion (noun): A joining together of minds or spirits; a mental connection.
- count (verb): To recite numbers in sequence.
- cumin (noun): The flowering plant Cuminum cyminum, in the family Apiaceae.
- cutout (noun): Alternative form of cut-out
- intuit (verb): To know intuitively or by immediate perception.
- intuition (noun): Immediate cognition without the use of conscious rational processes.
- minimum (noun): The lowest limit.
- mount (noun): A hill or mountain.
- munition (noun): Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
- mutt (noun): A mongrel dog (or sometimes cat); an animal of mixed breed or uncertain origin.
- mutton (noun): The flesh of sheep used as food.
- muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
- nonunion (adjective): Not part of a labor union; not unionized.
- noun (noun): A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as person, animal, place, thing, phenomenon, substance, quality, or idea; one of the basic parts of speech in many languages, including English.
- nuncio (noun): The ecclesiastic title of a permanent diplomatic representative of the Roman Catholic Church to a sovereign state or international organization, who is accorded a rank equivalent to an accredited ambassador, and may also be given additional privileges including recognition as Dean in a country's diplomatic corps.
- tout (noun): Someone advertising for customers in an aggressive way.
- tuition (noun): A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a high school, boarding school, university, or college).
- tunic (noun): A garment worn over the torso, with or without sleeves, and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles.
- tutti (adverb): All together. Indicates that the remainder of a group should join in playing after a solo or other passage with a reduced number of voices.
- tutu (noun): A ballet skirt made of layered stiff but light netting.
- uncommon (adjective): Rare; not readily found; unusual.
- unction (noun): A salve or ointment.
- uncut (adjective): Not cut.
- union (noun): The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
- unit (noun): Oneness, singularity, seen as a component of a whole number; a magnitude of one.
- unmount (verb): To reverse a mount operation; to instruct the operating system that the file system should be disassociated from its mount point, making it no longer accessible.
- unto (conjunction): Up to the time or degree that; until.