September 13, 2026, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, September 13, 2026

Sep 13, 2026, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, D, I, N, O, T, X honeycomb (center letter N) feature 40 words, a 222-point total, 3 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 11-letter longest word: ANTIOXIDANT.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 13, 2026 with center letter N and surrounding letters A,D,I,O,T and X

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Sunday, September 13, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

2/10

Easy

24th percentile

Avg Word Length

6.00

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

10/100

Common

Rarer than 10% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

28 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: X

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×11L3×10L2×9L4×8L2×7L5×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 155 pts

17 words1×11L3×10L2×9L4×8L2×7L4×6L1×5L

Vowel Split

48%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

116 vowels · 124 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up33 PTS
25%Good56 PTS
40%Solid89 PTS
50%Nice111 PTS
60%Great133 PTS
65%Amazing144 PTS
70%Genius155 PTS
100%Queen Bee222 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 40 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, September 13, 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

30%

23%

20%

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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

13 words

7 words

8 words

2 words (Pangram)

4 words

2 words (Pangram)

3 words

10L

1 word (Pangram)

11L

Share of 40 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

40 words

100%

29 words

73%

29 words

73%

28 words

70%

28 words

70%

10 words

25%

10 words

25%

Share of 40 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

13 pts

35 pts

48 pts

21 pts (Pangram)

32 pts

25 pts (Pangram)

30 pts

10L

18 pts (Pangram)

11L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1230%

923%

820%

410%

38%

Share of 40 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 222 ranks in the 63rd percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-09-11.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 40 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 41st percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-09-11.
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 Easy 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 2026-09-11.
The estimated solve time of 24–32 min is faster 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*:

addn
adin
adnation
adonai
adonia
adonian
adonidin
aidant
ainoi
aint
aion
aition
anan
anana
ananda
ananta
anat
anatoxin
anatta
anatto
anax
anda
andantino
andi
anita
anna
annat
annona
annotto
anoa
anodon
anodontia
anoia
anotia
anotta
anta
antiantitoxin
antitax
antitaxation
anton
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
aonian
atonia
attaint
attn
axiation
axin
axion
axonia
dain
daint
dana
danaan
danaid
dand
danda
dani
danian
danio
danta
danton
dation
diana
dianoia
diaxon
didna
didnt
didonia
dinantian
diodont
dion
dioxan
ditation
dition
ditton
dodona
dodonian
doina
dona
donat
donax
doni
donia
donn
donna
donnot
dont
doon
dotant
dotation
idant
inanition
indan
india
indian
indiana
indianan
indianian
indin
indoin
inia
inion
init
inition
inti
iodation
iodin
iodination
ioni
ionian
itonia
ixion
ixionian
naiant
naid
nain
naio
nanda
nandi
nandina
nanoid
naoi
natation
nato
natt
nidana
nidation
nidi
nidiot
nina
ninon
nitid
niton
nitta
nixon
nodi
noint
nona
nonaid
nonda
nondo
nondonation
nonion
nonnat
nontan
nontannin
nontax
nontaxation
nota
notidanian
notitia
notodontian
notodontid
noxa
odin
odinian
odontoid
oint
onan
oont
otiant
oxonian
tain
tainan
taino
tana
tania
tanna
tannoid
tano
tanoa
tanoan
tanto
taxin
taxodont
tina
tind
tinta
tionontati
titania
titanian
titian
tonada
tonation
tondi
tondino
tondo
tonn
tonto
toona
toxodon
toxodont
xoana
xoanon

*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.