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NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 20, 2026

Sunday, September 20, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, September 20, 2026 puts H in the center, with A, C, E, I, L, T around it. There are 79 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

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79Words
353Points
247Genius
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 H.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

27

5-letter words

22

6-letter words

15

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

4

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterH
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words79
Points353
Pangrams2
Longest word10
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 247 points. Queen Bee is 353.

Genius · 106 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up18
Good28
Solid53
Nice88
Great141
Amazing177
247Genius247
Queen Bee353

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

Pangram Breakdown

ATHLETIC
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2

ETHICAL
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 59th percentile
Total points 55th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words7973.815418
Points353354.789260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 20, 2026 hive put H in the center with A, C, E, I, L, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 79 words (353 points). Genius sat at 247.

Pangrams on this date: ATHLETIC, ETHICAL. Top starting letters: H (25), C (22). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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