Spelling Bee Answers for Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Sep 15, 2026, Tuesday Spelling Bee Answers for the C, G, I, M, N, P, R honeycomb (center letter M) feature 19 words, a 107-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: IMPINGING.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
1/10
Easy8th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.89
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
16/100
CommonRarer than 16% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
13 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
7
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: NAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
10
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 75 ptsVowel Split
30%
Consonant-heavy puzzle34 vowels · 78 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start5 PTS
- 15%Moving Up16 PTS
- 25%Good27 PTS
- 40%Solid43 PTS
- 50%Nice54 PTS
- 60%Great64 PTS
- 65%Amazing70 PTS
- 70%Genius75 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee107 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 19 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Tuesday, September 15, 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.
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Pangrams
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Complete Answers
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9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 2 words
7-Letter Words 4 words
6-Letter Words 3 words
5-Letter Words 5 words
4-Letter Words 4 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 19 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 19 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 19 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 107 ranks in the 9th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-09-14.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 19 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 1st percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-08-05.
- 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 Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-09-14.
- The estimated solve time of 10–16 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*:
- crim
- crimini
- gimp
- gimping
- griming
- grimm
- grimp
- immi
- impi
- imping
- migg
- mimi
- mimir
- mimming
- mimp
- ming
- minimi
- minning
- miri
- mmmm
- nimming
- primi
- primming
- riming
- rimpi
*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.