NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 2, 2026

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, September 2, 2026 puts F in the center, with A, I, L, N, P, T around it. There are 31 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

31Words
138Points
97Genius
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 F.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

13

5-letter words

6

6-letter words

6

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterF
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words31
Points138
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 97 points. Queen Bee is 138.

Genius · 41 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start3
Moving Up7
Good11
Solid21
Nice35
Great55
Amazing69
97Genius97
Queen Bee138

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

Pangram Breakdown

FLIPPANT
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: P ×2

PLAINTIFF
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, F ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 5th percentile
Total points 6th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3173.815418
Points138354.789260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 2, 2026 hive put F in the center with A, I, L, N, P, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 31 words (138 points). Genius sat at 97.

Pangrams on this date: FLIPPANT, PLAINTIFF. Top starting letters: F (19), P (4). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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