Spelling Bee archive · September 20, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — September 20, 2026
Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.
Letters: H A C E I L T · center H
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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
H ACEILT
- Center letter: H (required in every word)
- Words: 79
- Points: 353 (Genius at 247)
- Pangrams: 2
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet
There are 2 pangrams today.
- Length: 7 & 8 letters
- Starts with: A, E
3. Two-letter list words by start
How many words start with each pair of letters:
- AC 1
- AT 4
- CA 4
- CH 17
- CL 1
- EA 1
- ET 3
- HA 11
- HE 10
- HI 4
- IT 1
- LA 3
- LE 4
- LI 2
- TA 1
- TE 6
- TH 4
- TI 2
4. Reveal the pangrams big points
- ATHLETIC
- ETHICAL
5. Full word list all answers
10 letters (1)
- T _ _ _ H E _ _ _ H
8 letters (4)
- A _ _ L E _ _ C
- C _ _ C H _ _ L
- C _ _ T C _ _ T
- H _ _ I A _ _ L
7 letters (10)
- A _ _ L _ _ E
- A _ _ A _ _ E
- C _ _ L _ _ E
- C _ _ L _ _ H
- C _ _ T _ _ L
- C _ _ E _ _ H
- E _ _ I _ _ L
- H _ _ C _ _ T
- H _ _ I _ _ L
- H _ _ L _ _ T
6 letters (15)
- A _ T A _ H
- C _ C H _ T
- C _ A L _ T
- C _ I C _ I
- C _ I C _ E
- C _ I C _ E
- H _ L I _ E
- H _ A L _ H
- H _ C T _ C
- H _ A T _ L
- L _ T H _ L
- L _ T C _ I
- T _ C H _ E
- T _ E T _ E
- T _ A T _ H
5 letters (22)
- C _ C _ E
- C _ T _ H
- C _ E _ T
- C _ I _ A
- C _ I _ I
- C _ I _ L
- E _ H _ C
- H _ L _ L
- H _ T _ H
- H _ T _ A
- H _ A _ H
- H _ T _ H
- L _ T _ H
- L _ T _ E
- L _ A _ H
- L _ E _ H
- L _ T _ E
- T _ A _ H
- T _ E _ H
- T _ E _ A
- T _ L _ H
- T _ T _ E
4 letters (27)
- ACHE
- CHAI
- CHAT
- CHIA
- CHIC
- CHIT
- EACH
- ETCH
- HAIL
- HALE
- HALL
- HALT
- HATE
- HATH
- HEAL
- HEAT
- HEEL
- HELL
- HILL
- HILT
- ITCH
- LATH
- LECH
- TACH
- TECH
- THAT
- THEE
NYT Spelling Bee September 20, 2026 — quick answers
What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?
Today's pangrams are ATHLETIC, ETHICAL.
What are today's letters?
H, A, C, E, I, L, T — with H in the center.
How many words are there?
79 words for 353 points; Genius is 247.
Also for: Spelling Bee answers 9/20/26, 9-20-26, 9 20 26, 9/20/2026.
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Today's puzzle, in a nutshell
Center H with A, C, E, I, L, T — two pangrams (ATHLETIC, ETHICAL). A big hive of CH- words before longer finds like CATCHALL, CHEETAH, and TELEHEALTH.