Yesterday’s NYT Spelling Bee Answers — September 14, 2026
Looking for yesterday’s NYT Spelling Bee answers? You’re in the right place. Below is the verified answer list for the puzzle from September 14, 2026 (Monday) — 21 valid words worth a total of 73 points, including 1 pangram. Genius required 51 points; Queen Bee meant solving every word. The answers are grouped by length below, with pangrams highlighted in yellow. A permanent archive copy of September 14, 2026 is also available.
Yesterday’s Spelling Bee letters
The honeycomb below shows the seven letters from yesterday’s puzzle. The yellow centre tile was the required letter — every valid answer had to include it. The other six letters could be combined freely.
Yesterday’s puzzle by the numbers
A statistical recap of the September 14, 2026 Spelling Bee:
- Total valid answers: 21 words.
- Maximum score: 73 points.
- 4-letter words: 11.
- 5-letter words: 7.
- 6+ letter words: 3.
- 7+ letter words: 2.
- Longest word: BAGGAGE (7 letters).
- Pangram: 1 — PAGEBOY.
- Genius threshold (70%): 51 points.
First-letter breakdown
How yesterday’s answers broke down by starting letter:
- A — 3 words.
- B — 4 words.
- E — 1 word.
- G — 8 words.
- O — 1 word.
- P — 3 words.
- Y — 1 word.
All 21 answers from September 14, 2026
Every valid answer from yesterday’s Spelling Bee, grouped by word length. Pangrams are highlighted in yellow — they earned a 7-point bonus on top of their length score.
4 letter answers 11 words
5 letter answers 7 words
6 letter answers 1 word
7 letter answers 2 words
Pangram from September 14, 2026
The pangram was PAGEBOY. Pangrams are the highest-value find of any Spelling Bee — they use all seven letters in the honeycomb and earn the word’s length in points plus a 7-point bonus.
Scoring breakdown for September 14, 2026
Yesterday’s puzzle had a maximum of 73 points. Here’s what each rank required:
- Beginner: 0%.
- Good Start: 2% (about 1 points).
- Moving Up: 5% (about 4 points).
- Good: 8% — 6 points.
- Solid: 15% — 11 points.
- Nice: 25% — 18 points.
- Great: 40% — 29 points.
- Amazing: 50% — 37 points.
- Genius: 70% — 51 points.
- Queen Bee: 100% — all 73 points.
Missed yesterday? Here’s what to take away
If you didn’t finish yesterday’s puzzle, a few patterns to keep in mind:
- The centre letter is non-negotiable. Yesterday it was G. Words without it scored zero, so anchoring on the centre letter early speeds up the search.
- Pangrams reward patience. Yesterday had 1 pangram. Even one pangram is +7 bonus points — finding it can be the difference between Amazing and Genius.
- Common letter pairs matter. Look at which letters appeared together repeatedly in yesterday’s answer list above. The most prolific letter combinations often hint at the next day’s patterns too.
- Today’s puzzle is already up. If you want to start fresh, today’s answers (September 15, 2026) are live now.
Yesterday’s puzzle — questions answered
How many answers were in yesterday’s NYT Spelling Bee?
Yesterday’s puzzle (September 14, 2026) had 21 valid answers worth a total of 73 points, including 1 pangram. Genius required 51 points; Queen Bee meant finding every word.
What was yesterday’s pangram?
The pangram was PAGEBOY. Pangrams use all seven letters in the honeycomb at least once and earn a 7-point bonus.
What was yesterday’s centre letter?
The required centre letter for the September 14, 2026 puzzle was G. Every valid answer had to contain this letter.
Where can I find earlier puzzles?
The full archive has every previous Spelling Bee we’ve published, organised by year. Each puzzle has a permanent dated page with the same complete answer list.
Is yesterday’s puzzle still playable?
The official NYT Spelling Bee only keeps the current day’s puzzle live, but our archive preserves the answers permanently. You can practice with yesterday’s letters by trying to recreate the puzzle: write down the seven letters above and see how many you can find before checking the answer list.
How does this differ from today’s answers?
This page rotates daily — what you see here is always the previous day’s puzzle. Today’s answers are at /today, and every individual puzzle has a permanent dated URL in our archive.
How accurate are these answers?
Every list is hand-verified by our editor against the live NYT puzzle. If you spot a missing word or a mistake, please let us know and we correct anything wrong within hours.
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