NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 6, 2026

Sunday, September 6, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, September 6, 2026 puts B in the center, with A, D, E, G, N, O around it. There are 68 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

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

68Words
320Points
224Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

21

5-letter words

12

6-letter words

24

7-letter words

8

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterB
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words68
Points320
Pangrams2
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 224 points. Queen Bee is 320.

Genius · 96 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up16
Good26
Solid48
Nice80
Great128
Amazing160
224Genius224
Queen Bee320

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

Pangram Breakdown

BONDAGE
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
DOGBANE
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 48th percentile
Total points 47th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6873.815418
Points320354.789260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 6, 2026 hive put B in the center with A, D, E, G, N, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 68 words (320 points). Genius sat at 224.

Pangrams on this date: BONDAGE, DOGBANE. Top starting letters: B (51), A (6). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for September 6, 2026