NYT Spelling Bee Answers – July 29, 2026

NEW YORK – The NYT Spelling Bee answer for Tuesday, July 29, 2026 features the center letter B with outer letters A, D, O, R, T, U. Today’s two pangrams are OUTBOARD and TROUBADOUR, and there are 43 words in total ranging from four to ten letters.

If you want to work through a few hints before seeing the full list, scroll slowly. The complete answers with all 43 words are below the hints section.

NYT Spelling Bee Hints – July 29, 2026

Here are three hints for today’s Spelling Bee before the full answers:

Hint 1: Both pangrams connect to water. One is a type of motor mounting found on the back of a boat. The other is a Spanish-origin word for a medieval traveling musician or lyric poet.

Hint 2: Today’s grid rewards players who think in double letters. Look for words with double B, double O, and double R – there are several.

Hint 3: Among the six-letter words, one is a freshwater fish related to the cod, and another is a sleeveless tunic worn over armor in medieval Europe.

NYT Spelling Bee Pangrams – July 29, 2026

Today’s Spelling Bee has two pangrams. OUTBOARD (8 letters) refers to a motor mounted on the outside of a boat’s transom. TROUBADOUR (10 letters), from Old Occitan via Old French, describes a medieval lyric poet or wandering musician – and it uses all seven of today’s letters. Both pangrams are worth hunting first: cracking one often opens the rest of the grid.

Note that DARTBOARD (9 letters) is a valid word in today’s puzzle but is not a pangram. It uses only B, A, D, R, T, and O, skipping the required U.