Answers for September 6, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the September 6, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 68 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: September 6, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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The puzzle on 2026-09-06 had 68 words worth 320 points total. Pangram(s) included bondage, dogbane. You needed 224 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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πŸ“Š Today's Puzzle Insights

How today's puzzle compares to all-time Spelling Bee history

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Difficulty Score
271 Medium
93th percentile
Total Words
68
95th percentile
Total Points
320
92th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.43
All-time avg: 5.3
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224
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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320
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
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35
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
13
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
69m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

21 words
4L 21
12 words
5L 12
24 words
6L 24
8 words (Pangram)
7L 8⭐
2 words
8L 2
1 word
9L 1

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

B🐝
51
A
6
D
4
N
3
E
2
G
1
O
1
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 68 ~44.2 77 16
Total Points 320 ~205.15 406 60
Avg Word Length 5.43 ~5.42 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 2 ~1.49 4 1

πŸ“… Previous Puzzles with This Pangram

This is the first time this pangram has appeared in our archives.

🧩 Pangram Pattern Analysis

Today's featured pangram is BONDAGE. It consists of 7 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 43% (3 vowels and 4 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Perfect pangram (uses each letter exactly once)

Today's featured pangram is DOGBANE. It consists of 7 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 43% (3 vowels and 4 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Perfect pangram (uses each letter exactly once)
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Latinate BONDAGE

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

Latinate DOGBANE

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

Latinate ABANDON

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Latinate vocabulary, evolving through latin-derived prefixes and suffixes.

Linguistic history study helps in spotting letter clusters in the spelling bee glossary based on classical word origins.

🚫 Rejected Word List

These valid English words can be formed with today's letters but were not accepted by the NYT editor:

abada abaddon abadengo aband abandonee abanga abba abbandono abbe abbogada abede abedge abegge abend aboded
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangrams

bondage (14 pts)dogbane (14 pts)
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4-Letter Words21 words

abed
baba
babe
bade
band
bane
bang
bead
bean
been
bend
boba
Click to Reveal 21 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words12 words

abode
adobe
adobo
baaed
badge
began
boded
boned
bongo
booed
ebbed
nabob
Click to Reveal 12 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words24 words

baboon
badged
bagged
banana
banded
banged
banned
baobab
beaded
beaned
bedded
begged
Click to Reveal 24 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words8 words

abandon
baggage
bandage
bandana
beanbag
bondage
deboned
dogbane
Click to Reveal 8 7-Letter Words

8-Letter Words2 words

bandaged
bandanna
Click to Reveal 2 8-Letter Words

9-Letter Words1 words

abandoned
Click to Reveal 1 9-Letter Words

About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features B as the center letter, with 68 words worth 320 points total. The pangram is "bondage" β€” a 7-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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