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

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.

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.

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