Spelling Bee archive · September 9, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Hints & Answers — September 9, 2026

Pangram, letters, two-letter list and the full word list for the NYT Spelling Bee on . Reveal only what you need below.

Letters: R I L N O P U · center R

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1. Today's letters & stats orientation
R ILNOPU
  • Center letter: R (required in every word)
  • Words: 20
  • Points: 60 (Genius at 42)
  • Pangrams: 1
2. Pangram nudge no answer yet

There is 1 pangram today.

  • Length: 7 letters
  • Starts with: P
3. Two-letter list words by start

How many words start with each pair of letters:

  • IN 1
  • IR 1
  • NO 2
  • PO 4
  • PR 4
  • PU 3
  • RI 1
  • RO 2
  • RU 1
  • UN 1
4. Reveal the pangram big points
  • PURLOIN
5. Full word list all answers

7 letters (2)

  • P _ _ N _ _ N
  • P _ _ L _ _ N

6 letters (1)

  • U _ R O _ L

5 letters (4)

  • I _ U _ N
  • P _ R _ O
  • P _ I _ N
  • P _ I _ R

4 letters (13)

  • IRON
  • NOIR
  • NORI
  • POOR
  • PORN
  • POUR
  • PROP
  • PURL
  • PURR
  • RILL
  • ROIL
  • ROLL
  • RUIN

Today's puzzle, in a nutshell

Center R with I, L, N, O, P, U — a short hive with one pangram (PURLOIN). Plenty of short R-words (IRON, POUR, ROLL) before longer finds like PRONOUN and UNROLL.

NYT Spelling Bee September 9, 2026 — quick answers

What is today's Spelling Bee pangram?

Today's pangram is PURLOIN.

What are today's letters?

R, I, L, N, O, P, U — with R in the center.

How many words are there?

20 words for 60 points; Genius is 42.

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