NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 3, 2026

Thursday, September 3, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, September 3, 2026 puts T in the center, with C, E, I, K, L, N around it. There are 60 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

60Words
291Points
204Genius
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 T.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

20

5-letter words

10

6-letter words

16

7-letter words

8

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

1

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words60
Points291
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 204 points. Queen Bee is 291.

Genius · 87 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good23
Solid44
Nice73
Great116
Amazing146
204Genius204
Queen Bee291

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

Pangram Breakdown

LITTLENECK
10 letters 17 points 3 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×2, T ×2, E ×2

TELEKINETIC
11 letters 18 points 5 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2, E ×3, I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 36th percentile
Total points 39th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6073.815418
Points291354.789260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 3, 2026 hive put T in the center with C, E, I, K, L, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 60 words (291 points). Genius sat at 204.

Pangrams on this date: LITTLENECK, TELEKINETIC. Top starting letters: T (18), L (11). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for September 3, 2026