NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 28, 2026

Monday, September 28, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, September 28, 2026 puts T in the center, with C, D, N, O, R, U around it. There are 45 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

45Words
198Points
139Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

19

5-letter words

9

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

9

9-letter words

1

12-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words45
Points198
Pangrams2
Longest word12
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 139 points. Queen Bee is 198.

Genius · 59 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up10
Good16
Solid30
Nice50
Great79
Amazing99
139Genius139
Queen Bee198

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

Pangram Breakdown

CONDUCTOR
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2, O ×2

NONCONDUCTOR
12 letters 19 points 4 vowels 8 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×3, O ×3, C ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 379 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 15th percentile
Total points 15th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4574.815418
Points198359.589260
Pangrams22.08131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 28, 2026 hive put T in the center with C, D, N, O, R, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 45 words (198 points). Genius sat at 139.

Pangrams on this date: CONDUCTOR, NONCONDUCTOR. Top starting letters: T (14), C (13). Longest accepted word: 12 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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