Sunday, September 20, 2026
H
A
C
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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.

Today's Difficulty Medium ★★★
Scoring Guide
Nice: 299+ pts Amazing: 374+ pts Genius: 523+ pts 👑 Queen Bee: 747 pts

Pangrams

ATHLETIC15pts CATECHETICAL19pts ETHICAL14pts HECTICAL15pts THETICAL15pts

Pangram Meanings

ATHLETIC Click to load definition
CATECHETICAL Click to load definition
ETHICAL Click to load definition
HECTICAL Click to load definition
THETICAL Click to load definition

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
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