NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 5, 2026

Saturday, September 5, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, September 5, 2026 puts M in the center, with A, C, G, I, K, N around it. There are 47 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

47Words
253Points
177Genius
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 M.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

10

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

11

7-letter words

8

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words47
Points253
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 177 points. Queen Bee is 253.

Genius · 76 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up13
Good20
Solid38
Nice63
Great101
Amazing127
177Genius177
Queen Bee253

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

Pangram Breakdown

NICKNAMING
10 letters 17 points 3 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×3, I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 18th percentile
Total points 29th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4773.815418
Points253354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 5, 2026 hive put M in the center with A, C, G, I, K, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 47 words (253 points). Genius sat at 177.

Pangram on this date: NICKNAMING. Top starting letters: M (33), G (5). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for September 5, 2026