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
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.
Also for: Spelling Bee answers 9/9/26, 9-9-26, 9 9 26, 9/9/2026.
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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.