NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 19, 2026

Saturday, September 19, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, September 19, 2026 puts B in the center, with G, I, L, N, O, T around it. There are 58 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

58Words
309Points
216Genius
4Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

4

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

6

6-letter words

14

7-letter words

11

8-letter words

9

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterB
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words58
Points309
Pangrams4
Longest word8
Average length5.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 216 points. Queen Bee is 309.

Genius · 93 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good25
Solid46
Nice77
Great124
Amazing155
216Genius216
Queen Bee309

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

Pangram Breakdown

BILTONG
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
BLOTTING
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2

BOLTING
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
BOTTLING
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 32th percentile
Total points 44th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5873.815418
Points309354.789260
Pangrams42.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 19, 2026 hive put B in the center with G, I, L, N, O, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 58 words (309 points). Genius sat at 216.

Pangrams on this date: BILTONG, BLOTTING, BOLTING, BOTTLING. Top starting letters: B (45), G (6). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for September 19, 2026