NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 7, 2026

Monday, September 7, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, September 7, 2026 puts P in the center, with C, D, E, H, I, T around it. There are 41 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

41Words
201Points
141Genius
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 P.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

10

5-letter words

10

6-letter words

14

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterP
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words41
Points201
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 141 points. Queen Bee is 201.

Genius · 60 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up10
Good16
Solid30
Nice50
Great80
Amazing101
141Genius141
Queen Bee201

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

Pangram Breakdown

PITCHED
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 13th percentile
Total points 17th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4173.815418
Points201354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The September 7, 2026 hive put P in the center with C, D, E, H, I, T around it. Queen Bee needed all 41 words (201 points). Genius sat at 141.

Pangram on this date: PITCHED. Top starting letters: P (22), T (6). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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