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NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 4, 2026

Friday, September 4, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, September 4, 2026 puts D in the center, with A, E, L, N, Y, Z around it. There are 66 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

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66Words
297Points
208Genius
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 D.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

22

5-letter words

14

6-letter words

17

7-letter words

8

8-letter words

5

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterD
Vowels2
Rare lettersZ Y
Words66
Points297
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 208 points. Queen Bee is 297.

Genius · 89 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good24
Solid45
Nice74
Great119
Amazing149
208Genius208
Queen Bee297

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

Pangram Breakdown

ANALYZED
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

Also used on Sep 20, 2025.

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 45th percentile
Total points 40th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6673.815418
Points297354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 4, 2026 hive put D in the center with A, E, L, N, Y, Z around it. Queen Bee needed all 66 words (297 points). Genius sat at 208.

Pangram on this date: ANALYZED. Top starting letters: D (27), L (17). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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