September 20, 2026, Sunday

Spelling Bee Answers for Sunday, September 20, 2026

Sep 20, 2026, Sunday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, C, E, H, I, L, T honeycomb (center letter H) feature 79 words, a 353-point total, 2 Pangrams (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 10-letter longest word: TELEHEALTH.

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Spelling Bee hive for September 20, 2026 with center letter H and surrounding letters A,C,E,I,L and T

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Sunday, September 20, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

92nd percentile

Avg Word Length

5.32

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

86/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 86% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

87 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×10L4×8L10×7L15×6L7×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 247 pts

37 words1×10L4×8L10×7L11×6L11×5L

Vowel Split

36%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

150 vowels · 270 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start18 PTS
15%Moving Up53 PTS
25%Good88 PTS
40%Solid141 PTS
50%Nice177 PTS
60%Great212 PTS
65%Amazing229 PTS
70%Genius247 PTS
100%Queen Bee353 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 79 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Sunday, September 20, 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

32%

28%

16%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

27 words

22 words

15 words

10 words (Pangram)

4 words (Pangram)

1 word

10L

Share of 79 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

79 words

100%

52 words

66%

52 words

66%

48 words

61%

46 words

58%

39 words

49%

30 words

38%

Share of 79 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

27 pts

110 pts

110

90 pts

77 pts (Pangram)

39 pts (Pangram)

10 pts

10L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

2532%

2228%

1316%

911%

56%

45%

11%

Share of 79 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 353 ranks in the 97th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-09-19.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 79 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 100th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-09-19.
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 Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-09-19.
The estimated solve time of 74–100 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

achaeta
achate
acheat
achech
acheilia
achete
achill
achillea
achtel
aethalia
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aith
alacha
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clich
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eatche
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echt
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ethal
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hait
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hala
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halch
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hectical
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hicatee
hicht
hila
hilch
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hili
hillel
hillet
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hitchiti
hithe
hittite
htel
iacchic
ichth
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ihleite
iliahi
illth
ilth
ithaca
ithiel
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laich
laith
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latchet
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lathie
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leath
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lecithic
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thallic
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theaceae
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theat
theca
thecae
thecal
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thecate
thecia
thecial
thecla
theet
thetch
thete
thetic
thetical
thiacetic
thill
tichel
tithal

*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.