NYT Spelling Bee Answers for August 29, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter T with outer letters A, D, H, I, N, O. The puzzle contains 42 words worth 184 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 10 letters. To reach Genius you need 129 points; Queen Bee requires all 184 points. Today is a bingo — every letter starts at least one word. Compared with the eight-year average of about 183 points per puzzle, this is a larger-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | T |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | a, d, h, i, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 42 words |
| Total Points | 184 points |
| Genius Level | 129 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | 10 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| D | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| H | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 5 |
| N | - | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 6 |
| O | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | 7 | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 13 | Σ | 18 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | - | 4 | 42 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AD×1 AN×4 AT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×1 DH×1 DI×2 DO×2 |
| H | HA×2 HI×1 HO×1 |
| I | ID×1 IN×3 IO×1 |
| N | NA×3 NI×1 NO×2 |
| O | OA×1 ON×1 |
| T | TA×4 TH×3 TI×2 TO×4 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ADD×1 ANN×2 ANO×1 ANT×1 ATT×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAT×1 DHO×1 DIN×1 DIT×1 DON×1 DOT×1 |
| H | HAT×2 HIN×1 HOO×1 |
| I | IDI×1 INI×1 INT×2 IOT×1 |
| N | NAT×3 NIN×1 NOT×2 |
| O | OAT×1 ONT×1 |
| T | TAH×1 TAI×1 TAN×1 TAT×1 THA×2 THI×1 TIN×1 TIT×1 TOA×1 TOO×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| na........ † | NA10 | The quality of being a nation. |
| ad...... | AD8 | The act of adding anything. |
| an..... | AN7 | A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree. |
| an........ | AN10 | A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis. |
| an.... | AN6 | To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| dh... | DH5 | A long loincloth worn by men in India. |
| di.. | DI4 | A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight. |
| di... | DI5 | That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise. |
| do...... | DO8 | A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause. |
| do.. | DO4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of do |
| ha.. | HA4 | third-person singular simple present indicative form of have |
| ha... | HA5 | The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas |
| hi.. | HI4 | A clue. |
| ho.. | HO4 | A derisive cry or shout. |
| id... | ID5 | A person of low general intelligence. |
| in........ | IN10 | The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced |
| in.. | IN4 | To or towards the inside of. |
| in........ | IN10 | The rise and fall of the voice in speaking. |
| io.. | IO4 | The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| na.... | NA6 | A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture. |
| ni... | NI5 | The ordinal form of the number nine. |
| no...... | NO8 | The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters. |
| no.... | NO6 | Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept. |
| oa.. | OA4 | A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise. |
| on.. | ON4 | Upon; on top of. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ta.... | TA6 | An image made in the skin with ink and a needle. |
| th.. | TH4 | Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison. |
| th.. | TH4 | Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement. |
| th.. | TH4 | Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite. |
| ti.. | TI4 | A slight coloring. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| to.. | TO4 | An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae. |
| to.. | TO4 | A cartoon, especially an animated television show. |
| to.. | TO4 | The noise of a horn or whistle. |
| to... | TO5 | A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating. |
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.
- nationhood† (NA10)
- addition (AD8)
- annatto (AN7)
- annotation (AN10)
- anoint (AN6)
- anti (AN4)
- attain (AT6)
- data (DA4)
- dhoti (DH5)
- dint (DI4)
- ditto (DI5)
- donation (DO8)
- doth (DO4)
- hath (HA4)
- hatha (HA5)
- hint (HI4)
- hoot (HO4)
- idiot (ID5)
- initiation (IN10)
- into (IN4)
- intonation (IN10)
- iota (IO4)
- natant (NA6)
- nation (NA6)
- ninth (NI5)
- notation (NO8)
- notion (NO6)
- oath (OA4)
- onto (ON4)
- tahini (TA6)
- taint (TA5)
- tannin (TA6)
- tattoo (TA6)
- than (TH4)
- that (TH4)
- thin (TH4)
- tint (TI4)
- titan (TI5)
- toad (TO4)
- toon (TO4)
- toot (TO4)
- tooth (TO5)
Answer Definitions
- nationhood† (noun): The quality of being a nation.
- addition (noun): The act of adding anything.
- annatto (noun): A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
- annotation (noun): A critical or explanatory commentary or analysis.
- anoint (verb): To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance; also, to spread over, as oil.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- data (noun): plural of datum
- dhoti (noun): A long loincloth worn by men in India.
- dint (noun): A blow, stroke, especially dealt in a fight.
- ditto (noun): That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.
- donation (noun): A voluntary gift or contribution for a specific cause.
- doth (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of do
- hath (verb): third-person singular simple present indicative form of have
- hatha (noun): The fundamental form of yoga that focuses on asanas
- hint (noun): A clue.
- hoot (noun): A derisive cry or shout.
- idiot (noun): A person of low general intelligence.
- initiation (noun): The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated or introduced
- into (preposition): To or towards the inside of.
- intonation (noun): The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- iota (noun): The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- nation (noun): A historically constituted, stable community of people, formed based on a common language, territory, economic life, ethnicity and/or psychological make-up manifested in a common culture.
- ninth (adjective): The ordinal form of the number nine.
- notation (noun): The act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters.
- notion (noun): Mental apprehension of whatever may be known, thought, or imagined; idea, concept.
- oath (noun): A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
- onto (preposition): Upon; on top of.
- tahini (noun): A paste made from ground sesame seeds, and used to make hummus, baba ghanoush etc.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tattoo (noun): An image made in the skin with ink and a needle.
- than (conjunction): Used in comparisons, to introduce the basis of comparison.
- that (conjunction): Introducing a clause which is the subject or object of a verb (such as one involving reported speech), or which is a complement to a previous statement.
- thin (adjective): Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.
- tint (noun): A slight coloring.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- toad (noun): An amphibian, a kind of frog (order Anura) with shorter hindlegs and a drier, wartier skin, many in family Bufonidae.
- toon (noun): A cartoon, especially an animated television show.
- toot (noun): The noise of a horn or whistle.
- tooth (noun): A hard, calcareous structure present in the mouth of many vertebrate animals, generally used for eating.