NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 11, 2026

Friday, September 11, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, September 11, 2026 puts K in the center, with A, C, D, E, H, I around it. There are 26 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

These are the NYT-accepted answers for this hive. Every word includes K. Tap a word for a short definition.

26Words
100Points
70Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes K.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

12

5-letter words

7

6-letter words

5

7-letter words

1

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterK
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words26
Points100
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 70 points. Queen Bee is 100.

Genius · 30 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up5
Good8
Solid15
Nice25
Great40
Amazing50
70Genius70
Queen Bee100

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 100 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

CHICKADEE
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2, E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 3th percentile
Total points 2th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words2673.815418
Points100354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 11, 2026 hive put K in the center with A, C, D, E, H, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 26 words (100 points). Genius sat at 70.

Pangram on this date: CHICKADEE. Top starting letters: H (8), C (7). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for September 11, 2026