NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints — September 19, 2026
- 58Total words
- 309Total points
- 216Genius
- 4Pangrams
The pangram for September 19, 2026
Every letter used at least once — worth a bonus 7 points on top of the length score.
Letter by letter
8 letters · tap any tile to reveal just that letter.
Spelling Bee hints for September 19, 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.
- bi10
- bl10
- bo25
- gi2
- gl2
- go2
- lo2
- ni1
- no1
- ob3
Word length grid
The most specific spoiler-free hint — hunt a missing word by its length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 45 |
| G | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 |
| I | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| L | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 |
| N | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 |
| O | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
| T | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| Σ | 18 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 58 |
Spelling Bee answers for September 19, 2026
The full word list, grouped by length — pangram first, then longest to shortest. Tap a group to reveal.
P
- blotting15
- bottling15
- biltong14
- bolting14
8
- blobbing8
- blogging8
- bobbling8
- boggling8
- gobbling8
- nibbling8
- obliging8
7
- billing7
- billion7
- binging7
- binning7
- bobbing7
- bogging7
- boiling7
- booting7
- lobbing7
6
- biotin6
- biting6
- blotto6
- bobbin6
- bonbon6
- boning6
- bonito6
- bonobo6
- booboo6
- booing6
- gibbon6
- gibing6
- goblin6
- oblong6
5
- bigot5
- bingo5
- bling5
- blini5
- boing5
- bongo5
4
- bill1
- blin1
- blob1
- blog1
- blot1
- boil1
- boll1
- bolo1
- bolt1
- bong1
- boob1
- boon1
- boot1
- glib1
- glob1
- lobo1
- noob1
- obit1
Today's puzzle by the numbers
Difficulty, rank thresholds, pangram etymology and what makes today unusual.
Difficulty
5/ 10
A middle-of-the-road Saturday with a generous but demanding board. At 58 words and a max score of 309, today runs well above the historical averages of roughly 44 words and 202 points, meaning there is plenty to find — but also plenty to miss. Four pangrams give experienced solvers multiple routes to bonus points, though spotting all of them requires working through some less obvious letter arrangements. The heavy concentration of double-letter and reduplicative words rewards methodical thinking, while a handful of less common terms — including one borrowed from Southern African English and one from nutritional science — could stall solvers who rely on everyday vocabulary.
Points per rank
| Rank | Points | % |
|---|---|---|
| Queen Bee 👑 | 309 | 100% |
| Genius | 216 | 70% |
| Amazing | 155 | 50% |
| Great | 124 | 40% |
| Nice | 77 | 25% |
| Solid | 46 | 15% |
| Good | 25 | 8% |
| Moving Up | 15 | 5% |
| Good Start | 6 | 2% |
| Beginner | 0 | 0% |
About the pangram
blotting15 pts
From Middle English 'blot,' meaning a spot or stain, likely borrowed from a Scandinavian source akin to Old Norse 'blettr' (spot); the gerund form 'blotting' became especially associated with absorbent paper used to soak up wet ink in the 17th century.
Puzzle facts
- Longest word8 letters
- 4-letter words18 of 58
- Pangram bonus+7 points
- Puzzles archived92
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