NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — September 14, 2026
- 21Total words
- 73Total points
- 51Genius
- 1Pangram
The pangram for September 14, 2026
Every letter used at least once — worth a bonus 7 points on top of the length score.
Letter by letter
7 letters · tap any tile to reveal just that letter.
Spelling Bee hints for September 14, 2026
Three levels of help, gentlest first — take only as much as you need. Skip straight to the answers →
Words per starting letter
The gentlest nudge — which letters do the heavy lifting today.
Two-letter tally
How many words start with each pair — if a pair isn't here, nothing starts with it.
- ag2
- ap1
- ba2
- bo2
- eg1
- ga4
- go4
- og1
- pa2
- po1
- yo1
Word length grid
The most specific spoiler-free hint — hunt a missing word by its length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 3 |
| B | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| E | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| G | 5 | 3 | – | – | 8 |
| O | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| P | 2 | – | – | 1 | 3 |
| Y | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Σ | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 |
Spelling Bee answers for September 14, 2026
The full word list, grouped by length — pangram first, then longest to shortest. Tap a group to reveal.
P
- pageboy14
7
- baggage7
6
- apogee6
5
- agape5
- baggy5
- bogey5
- boggy5
- gabby5
- gooey5
- goopy5
4
- agog1
- eggy1
- gaga1
- gage1
- gape1
- goby1
- goop1
- ogee1
- page1
- pogo1
- yoga1
Today's puzzle by the numbers
Difficulty, rank thresholds, pangram etymology and what makes today unusual.
Difficulty
6/ 10
Today is a moderately tricky puzzle that will reward patient solvers but frustrate those expecting a high word count. With only 21 words against a historical average of roughly 45, the list is unusually lean — meaning fewer footholds and less margin for error. The single pangram is a specific compound noun that requires knowing a somewhat old-fashioned term, making it easy to miss. On the plus side, several short, familiar words are in the mix, but the doubled-letter patterns and less common vocabulary (an architectural molding, an astronomical term, a fish) add real friction.
Points per rank
| Rank | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 73 | 100% |
| Genius | 51 | 70% |
| Amazing | 37 | 50% |
| Great | 29 | 40% |
| Nice | 18 | 25% |
| Solid | 11 | 15% |
| Good | 6 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 4 | 5% |
| Good Start | 1 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
pageboy14 pts
A compound of 'page' (a young male attendant, from Old French 'page', possibly via Italian 'paggio') and 'boy', referring both to a medieval servant and to a smooth, inward-curling hairstyle fashionable in the mid-20th century that evoked the look of a court page's helmet-like coif.
Puzzle facts
- Longest word7 letters
- 4-letter words11 of 21
- Pangram bonus+7 points
- Puzzles archived85
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