NYT Spelling Bee hints & answers: Friday, September 4, 2026

Updated: Friday, September 4, 2026 · Hints reviewed by Omer Liban · New puzzle daily at 3am US Eastern Time.

This page has every level of help for the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle of Friday, September 4, 2026: 2 spoiler-free hint tiers that narrow things down step by step, followed by the complete answers with explanations — each behind its own tap-to-reveal card.

Chasing Genius — or that last elusive pangram? Use the two-letter list first; it's how the Bee community keeps the challenge alive while getting unstuck.

Today's letters: D (centre — every word must use it) plus A, E, L, N, Y, Z. The “pangram” is the word that uses all seven letters.

Spelling Bee hints (September 4, 2026)

1Today's numbers

66 words to find, worth 297 points in total.
1 pangram today.

2Two-letter list

How to read this: each pair below is the first two letters of an answer, and the count is how many of today's answers start that way. “CA: 5” means five answers begin with CA.
AD: 6 words
AL: 1 word
AN: 2 words
DA: 11 words
DE: 13 words
DY: 3 words
ED: 1 word
EL: 1 word
EN: 2 words
EY: 1 word
LA: 10 words
LE: 7 words
NA: 1 word
NE: 5 words
YE: 2 words

Spelling Bee answers — September 4, 2026

★Pangram, explained

ANALYZED

★Full word list

ADDED, ADDEND, ADDENDA, ADDLE, ADDLED, ADZE, ALLAYED, ANALYZED, ANNEALED, DADDY, DALE, DALLY, DANDLE, DANDLED, DANDY, DAZE, DAZED, DAZEDLY, DAZZLE, DAZZLED, DEAD, DEADEN, DEADENED, DEADEYE, DEADLY, DEAL, DEAN, DEED, DEEDED, DELAY, DELAYED, DELL, DENY, DYAD, DYED, DYNE, EDDY, ELAND, ENDED, ENNEAD, EYED, LADE, LADED, LADEN, LADLE, LADLED, LADY, LAND, LANDED, LANDLADY, LAZED, LEAD, LEADED, LEADEN, LEADENLY, LEANED, LEDE, LEND, NADA, NEED, NEEDED, NEEDLE, NEEDLED, NEEDY, YELLED, YENNED

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Spelling Bee — common questions

What is a pangram in Spelling Bee?

A pangram uses all seven of the day's letters at least once. It scores its word length plus a 7-point bonus, and every puzzle has at least one.

What score do I need for Genius?

Genius requires 70% of the puzzle's total available points. Queen Bee — finding every single word — is the unofficial 100% rank.

Why isn't my word accepted in Spelling Bee?

The Bee uses a curated list: very obscure words, proper nouns and hyphenated words are excluded. Words must be 4+ letters and must include the centre letter.

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