NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 10, 2026

Thursday, September 10, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, September 10, 2026 puts U in the center, with A, D, E, H, L, N around it. There are 53 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

53Words
258Points
181Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

5

6-letter words

17

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

6

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterU
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words53
Points258
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 181 points. Queen Bee is 258.

Genius · 77 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up13
Good21
Solid39
Nice65
Great103
Amazing129
181Genius181
Queen Bee258

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

Pangram Breakdown

UNHANDLED
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×2, D ×2

UNHEALED
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 26th percentile
Total points 31th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5373.815418
Points258354.789260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 10, 2026 hive put U in the center with A, D, E, H, L, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 53 words (258 points). Genius sat at 181.

Pangrams on this date: UNHANDLED, UNHEALED. Top starting letters: D (12), U (12). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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