September 8, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 8, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for September 8, 2026 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words66
Max Points309
Pangrams2
Genius216
4 letter answers 22 words
ACAIALITCITEFAILFIATFIEFFIFEFILEFILLFLITLAICLICELIFELIFTLILTLITETAILTALITIFFTILETILLTILT
5 letter answers 14 words
ATILTATTICCACTICELLICILIACLIFFELITEFILETFLAILILIACLICITLILACTACITTITLE
6 letter answers 17 words
ACACIAACETICCELIACELICITFACIALFACILEFILIALFILLETICICLEITALICLACTICLAICALLEFTIELITTLETACTICTALLITTITTLE
7 letter answers 7 words
AFFLICTCALCITECATTAILICEFALLILLICITLATTICETACTILE
8 letter answers 3 words
ECLECTICFACELIFTTACTICAL
9 letter answers 2 words
AFFILIATETITILLATE
10 letter answers 1 word
FACILITATE
Common questions
How many answers in the September 8, 2026 Spelling Bee?
66 valid answers worth 309 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 216 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are FACELIFT, FACILITATE. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.