Sunday, September 20, 2026
H
A
C
L
T
E
I
The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, September 20, 2026 puts H in the center, with A, C, L, T, E, I around it. There are 145 valid words. Pangrams: ATHLETIC, CATECHETICAL, ETHICAL, HECTICAL, THETICAL. It plays like a Medium puzzle.
Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes H. Tap a word for a short definition.
Pangrams
ATHLETIC15pts
CATECHETICAL19pts
ETHICAL14pts
HECTICAL15pts
THETICAL15pts
Pangram Meanings
ATHLETIC
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CATECHETICAL
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ETHICAL
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HECTICAL
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THETICAL
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All Valid Words(145)
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4 Letters
ACHE1pts
CHAT1pts
CHIA1pts
CHIC1pts
CHIT1pts
EACH1pts
EATH1pts
ECHE1pts
ELHI1pts
ETCH1pts
HAET1pts
HAHA1pts
HAIL1pts
HALE1pts
HALL1pts
HALT1pts
HATE1pts
HATH1pts
HEAL1pts
HEAT1pts
HEEL1pts
HEIL1pts
HELL1pts
HETH1pts
HILA1pts
HILI1pts
HILL1pts
HILT1pts
ITCH1pts
LATH1pts
LECH1pts
LICH1pts
TACH1pts
TETH1pts
THAE1pts
THAT1pts
THEE1pts
5 Letters
AITCH5pts
CACHE5pts
CATCH5pts
CHEAT5pts
CHELA5pts
CHETH5pts
CHIEL5pts
CHILE5pts
CHILI5pts
CHILL5pts
CLACH5pts
ETHIC5pts
HATCH5pts
HEATH5pts
HITCH5pts
LAICH5pts
LAITH5pts
LATCH5pts
LATHE5pts
LATHI5pts
LEACH5pts
LEECH5pts
LETCH5pts
LETHE5pts
LICHI5pts
LICHT5pts
LITHE5pts
TACHE5pts
TEACH5pts
TEETH5pts
THECA5pts
THETA5pts
THILL5pts
TILTH5pts
TITHE5pts
6 Letters
ALTHEA6pts
ATTACH6pts
CACHET6pts
CHAETA6pts
CHALAH6pts
CHALEH6pts
CHALET6pts
CHALLA6pts
CHELAE6pts
CHETAH6pts
CHICHI6pts
CHICLE6pts
CHILLI6pts
CHITAL6pts
CLICHE6pts
HALALA6pts
HALITE6pts
HALLAH6pts
HALLEL6pts
HEALTH6pts
HECTIC6pts
HELIAC6pts
HIATAL6pts
LETHAL6pts
LICHEE6pts
LITCHI6pts
LITHIA6pts
LITHIC6pts
TECHIE6pts
TEETHE6pts
THALLI6pts
THATCH6pts
THECAE6pts
THECAL6pts
THETIC6pts
7 Letters
ALLHEAL7pts
ALTHAEA7pts
ATHLETE7pts
ATTACHE7pts
CALATHI7pts
CALECHE7pts
CALICHE7pts
CATHECT7pts
CHAETAE7pts
CHAETAL7pts
CHALICE7pts
CHALLAH7pts
CHALLIE7pts
CHATTEL7pts
CHEETAH7pts
CHELATE7pts
ECHELLE7pts
ETHICAL14pts
HALACHA7pts
HALALAH7pts
HATCHEL7pts
HATCHET7pts
HELICAL7pts
HELLCAT7pts
LATCHET7pts
TALLITH7pts
THALLIC7pts
THECATE7pts
8 Letters
ACHILLEA8pts
ATHLETIC15pts
CATCHALL8pts
CHITCHAT8pts
HECTICAL15pts
HELIACAL8pts
LEACHATE8pts
THETICAL15pts
9 Letters
CACHECTIC9pts
CATHECTIC9pts