NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 25, 2026

Friday, September 25, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, September 25, 2026 puts C in the center, with A, D, E, I, N, V around it. There are 59 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

59Words
319Points
223Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

12

5-letter words

10

6-letter words

19

7-letter words

11

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

3

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterC
Vowels3
Rare lettersV
Words59
Points319
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 223 points. Queen Bee is 319.

Genius · 96 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good26
Solid48
Nice80
Great128
Amazing160
223Genius223
Queen Bee319

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

Pangram Breakdown

DEVIANCE
8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 33th percentile
Total points 46th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5973.915418
Points319355.489260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 25, 2026 hive put C in the center with A, D, E, I, N, V around it. Queen Bee needed all 59 words (319 points). Genius sat at 223.

Pangram on this date: DEVIANCE. Top starting letters: C (19), D (15). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for September 25, 2026