September 1, 2026, Tuesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Sep 01, 2026, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, I, L, N, T, W honeycomb (center letter A) feature 44 words, a 151-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: TAILWIND, WILDLAND.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 1, 2026 with center letter A and surrounding letters D,I,L,N,T and W

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Tuesday, September 1, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

25th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.84

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

23/100

Common

Rarer than 23% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

36 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

2×8L2×7L6×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 106 pts

17 words2×8L2×7L4×6L9×5L

Vowel Split

42%

Balanced mix

89 vowels · 124 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start8 PTS
15%Moving Up23 PTS
25%Good38 PTS
40%Solid60 PTS
50%Nice76 PTS
60%Great91 PTS
65%Amazing98 PTS
70%Genius106 PTS
100%Queen Bee151 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 44 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, September 1, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

23%

18%

16%

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Puzzle Letters

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

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Word Length Distribution

23 words

11 words

6 words

2 words

2 words (Pangram)

Share of 44 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

44 words

100%

29 words

66%

26 words

59%

25 words

57%

23 words

52%

13 words

30%

13 words

30%

Share of 44 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

23 pts

55 pts

36 pts

14 pts

23 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1023%

818%

716%

614%

37%

Share of 44 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 151 ranks in the 27th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-08-28.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 44 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 52nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-08-30.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-08-30.
The estimated solve time of 31–41 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aalii
adad
adai
adat
adati
adaw
adda
addn
addnl
adin
adit
adlai
aidant
aillt
aint
aiwain
aiwan
aladdin
alai
alain
alala
alalia
alan
aland
alani
alanin
alant
alantin
alawi
alia
alida
alidad
allan
alliant
altaian
altin
anan
anana
ananda
ananta
anat
anatta
anda
andi
anil
anilid
aniliid
anilin
anita
anna
annat
anta
antilia
antiwit
antlia
atalanta
atlanta
atlantad
atlantal
atlantid
atlatl
atli
atta
attaint
attal
attalid
attid
attila
attn
atwain
awaitlala
awalt
awan
awat
awiwi
dada
dail
dain
daint
dali
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
danta
datil
dawt
dialin
diana
didna
dilatant
dinantian
dita
dital
ditalini
diwan
diwani
diwata
idalian
idant
iddat
ilia
iliad
ilial
ilian
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
inia
inial
inlaw
intail
inwall
ital
itala
itali
italian
ladin
lait
lall
lana
lanital
lant
lata
latian
latin
latitant
latitat
lattin
liana
lida
lidia
lila
lilian
lina
linda
litai
liwan
naiant
naid
nain
nalita
nanda
nandi
nandina
natalia
natalian
natalitial
natt
niall
nidal
nidana
nina
nitta
taal
tain
tainan
tait
taiwan
tala
tana
tanala
tania
tanna
tantalian
tatta
tawa
tawn
tilda
tilia
tina
tindal
tinta
titania
titanian
titian
titillant
twana
twat
wadi
waiata
wain
waiwai
wali
walla
wallawalla
walt
waniand
wantwit
wawa
wawl
willawa
williwaw
witan
witwall

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.