Answers for September 28, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the September 28, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 45 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: September 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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Quick Answer Summary

The puzzle on 2026-09-28 had 45 words worth 198 points total. Pangram(s) included conductor, nonconductor. You needed 139 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
229 Medium
56th percentile
Total Words
45
50th percentile
Total Points
198
45th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.36
All-time avg: 5.3
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139
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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198
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
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27
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
15
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
50m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

19 words
4L 19
9 words
5L 9
6 words
6L 6
9 words
7L 9
1 word (Pangram)
9L 1⭐
1 word (Pangram)
12L 1⭐

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

T🐝
14
C
13
O
6
R
6
D
3
U
2
N
1
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 45 ~44.82 79 16
Total Points 198 ~209.29 431 60
Avg Word Length 5.36 ~5.44 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 2 ~1.51 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 CONDUCTOR. It consists of 9 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 33% (3 vowels and 6 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Prefix: Starts with the common prefix con-
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: C (x2), O (x2)

Today's featured pangram is NONCONDUCTOR. It consists of 12 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 33% (4 vowels and 8 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: N (x3), O (x3), C (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 CONDUCTOR

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

Latinate NONCONDUCTOR

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

Latinate COCONUT

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:

cocoroot coct concoctor conodont cont contd conto contorno contr contund coonroot cornroot cornuto cort corton
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangrams

conductor (16 pts)nonconductor (19 pts)
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Try finding the longest word yourself first with our guide.

4-Letter Words19 words

coot
curt
duct
onto
root
rout
runt
toon
toot
torn
toro
tort
Click to Reveal 19 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words9 words

count
court
donut
outdo
outro
rotor
trout
tutor
uncut
Click to Reveal 9 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words6 words

cotton
cutout
doctor
outrun
rotund
runout
Click to Reveal 6 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words9 words

coconut
concoct
conduct
contort
contour
crouton
orotund
outdoor
turnout
Click to Reveal 9 7-Letter Words

9-Letter Words1 words

conductor
Click to Reveal 1 9-Letter Words

12-Letter Words1 words

nonconductor
Click to Reveal 1 12-Letter Words

About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features T as the center letter, with 45 words worth 198 points total. The pangram is "conductor" β€” a 9-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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