NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 1, 2026

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, September 1, 2026 puts A in the center, with D, I, L, N, T, W around it. There are 44 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

44Words
151Points
106Genius
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 A.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

23

5-letter words

11

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

2

8-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterA
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words44
Points151
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length4.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 106 points. Queen Bee is 151.

Genius · 45 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up8
Good12
Solid23
Nice38
Great60
Amazing76
106Genius106
Queen Bee151

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

Pangram Breakdown

TAILWIND
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 15th percentile
Total points 7th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4473.815418
Points151354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 1, 2026 hive put A in the center with D, I, L, N, T, W around it. Queen Bee needed all 44 words (151 points). Genius sat at 106.

Pangram on this date: TAILWIND. Top starting letters: T (10), W (8). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for September 1, 2026