NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 21, 2026

Monday, September 21, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, September 21, 2026 puts N in the center, with A, B, E, J, L, Y around it. There are 26 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

26Words
105Points
74Genius
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 N.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

12

5-letter words

4

6-letter words

7

7-letter words

1

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterN
Vowels2
Rare lettersJ Y
Words26
Points105
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 74 points. Queen Bee is 105.

Genius · 31 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start2
Moving Up5
Good8
Solid16
Nice26
Great42
Amazing53
74Genius74
Queen Bee105

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

Pangram Breakdown

JELLYBEAN
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2, L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 3th percentile
Total points 2th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words2673.815418
Points105354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 21, 2026 hive put N in the center with A, B, E, J, L, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 26 words (105 points). Genius sat at 74.

Pangram on this date: JELLYBEAN. Top starting letters: B (9), A (4). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for September 21, 2026