Answers for September 12, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the September 12, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 70 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: September 12, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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Quick Answer Summary

The puzzle on 2026-09-12 had 70 words worth 284 points total. Pangram(s) included impartial. You needed 199 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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

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Difficulty Score
248 Medium
74th percentile
Total Words
70
97th percentile
Total Points
284
82th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.24
All-time avg: 5.3
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199
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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284
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
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41
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
18
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
69m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

30 words
4L 30
13 words
5L 13
12 words
6L 12
11 words
7L 11
3 words
8L 3
1 word (Pangram)
9L 1⭐

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

T
18
P
16
M
10
A
8
L
8
I🐝
5
R
5
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 70 ~44.2 77 16
Total Points 284 ~205.15 406 60
Avg Word Length 5.24 ~5.42 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 1 ~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 IMPARTIAL. It consists of 9 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 44% (4 vowels and 5 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: I (x2), A (x2)
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Latinate IMPARTIAL

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

Latinate AIRMAIL

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

Latinate MALARIA

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:

aalii aillt aimara aira airt alai alalia alaria alia alii alima alipata alliaria almira altair
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangram

impartial (16 pts)
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4-Letter Words30 words

alit
aria
aril
imam
lair
liar
lilt
lima
limp
lira
mail
maim
Click to Reveal 30 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words13 words

atilt
atria
limit
pipit
plait
primp
raita
tapir
tiara
trail
trait
trial
Click to Reveal 13 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words12 words

armpit
atrial
impair
impala
impart
lariat
mitral
pillar
primal
tallit
tamari
tatami
Click to Reveal 12 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words11 words

airmail
malaria
marital
martial
militia
papilla
partial
partita
pitapat
rattail
tilapia
Click to Reveal 11 7-Letter Words

8-Letter Words3 words

malarial
palatial
taillamp
Click to Reveal 3 8-Letter Words

9-Letter Words1 words

impartial
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About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features I as the center letter, with 70 words worth 284 points total. The pangram is "impartial" β€” a 9-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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