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Spelling Bee hints & answers: Sep 13, 2026 (Puzzle #24629)

This page shows spoiler-layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Sep 13, 2026 (2026-09-13 · Puzzle #24629).

Hive overview

This hive centers on N with six outer letters. It has 40 stored words, 3 pangrams, and about 222 available points before rank thresholds.

A
D
I
N
O
T
X
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This hive has 40 playable words worth about 222 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 3 pangrams hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

N
4 letters4
5 letters1
6 letters3
7+ letters1
Total9
A
4 letters3
5 letters1
6 letters3
7+ letters5
Total12
D
4 letters2
5 letters–
6 letters1
7+ letters1
Total4
I
4 letters1
5 letters–
6 letters–
7+ letters2
Total3
O
4 letters1
5 letters1
6 letters–
7+ letters2
Total4
T
4 letters2
5 letters4
6 letters1
7+ letters1
Total8
X
4 letters–
5 letters–
6 letters–
7+ letters–
Total0
Σ
4 letters13
5 letters7
6 letters8
7+ letters12
Total40

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

  • Good Start: 0 pts
  • Moving Up: 4 pts
  • Good: 11 pts
  • Solid: 18 pts
  • Nice: 33 pts
  • Great: 56 pts
  • Amazing: 89 pts
  • Genius: 155 pts
  • Queen Bee: 222 pts

Check your current score in the NYT game to see how close you are to each rank.

Show two-letter and length counts

Counts use the available unique accepted answers; they do not add dictionary guesses.

By length: 4 letters: 13 · 5 letters: 7 · 6 letters: 8 · 7 letters: 2 · 8 letters: 4 · 9 letters: 2 · 10 letters: 3 · 11 letters: 1

By first two letters: AD: 1 · AN: 9 · AT: 1 · AX: 1 · DI: 3 · DO: 1 · IN: 3 · NA: 6 · NO: 3 · ON: 2 · OX: 2 · TA: 4 · TI: 2 · TO: 2

Pangram 1

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11 letters; worth 18 points. Some hive letters appear more than once.

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The pangram starts with A and ends with T: A•••••••••T.

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ANTIOXIDANT

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ANTIOXIDANT: 11 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 18 points. Uses all seven letters: A, D, I, N, O, T, X.

Pangram 2

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7 letters; worth 14 points. A perfect pangram: each hive letter appears once.

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The pangram starts with O and ends with T: O•••••T.

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OXIDANT

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OXIDANT: 7 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 14 points. Uses all seven letters: A, D, I, N, O, T, X.

Pangram 3

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9 letters; worth 16 points. Some hive letters appear more than once.

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The pangram starts with O and ends with N: O•••••••N.

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OXIDATION

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OXIDATION: 9 letter points + 7 pangram bonus = 16 points. Uses all seven letters: A, D, I, N, O, T, X.

Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for this hive (alphabetical):

  • ADDITION
    8
    8
    No
  • ANION
    5
    5
    No
  • ANNATTO
    7
    7
    No
  • ANNOTATION
    10
    10
    No
  • ANOINT
    6
    6
    No
  • ANON
    4
    1
    No
  • ANOXIA
    6
    6
    No
  • ANTI
    4
    1
    No
  • ANTIOXIDANT
    11
    18
    Yes
  • ANTITOXIN
    9
    9
    No
  • ATTAIN
    6
    6
    No
  • AXON
    4
    1
    No
  • DINO
    4
    1
    No
  • DINT
    4
    1
    No
  • DIOXIN
    6
    6
    No
  • DONATION
    8
    8
    No
  • INITIATION
    10
    10
    No
  • INTO
    4
    1
    No
  • INTONATION
    10
    10
    No
  • NAAN
    4
    1
    No
  • NADA
    4
    1
    No
  • NAIAD
    5
    5
    No
  • NANA
    4
    1
    No
  • NATANT
    6
    6
    No
  • NATION
    6
    6
    No
  • NOON
    4
    1
    No
  • NOTATION
    8
    8
    No
  • NOTION
    6
    6
    No
  • ONION
    5
    5
    No
  • ONTO
    4
    1
    No
  • OXIDANT
    7
    14
    Yes
  • OXIDATION
    9
    16
    Yes
  • TAINT
    5
    5
    No
  • TANNIN
    6
    6
    No
  • TAXATION
    8
    8
    No
  • TAXON
    5
    5
    No
  • TINT
    4
    1
    No
  • TITAN
    5
    5
    No
  • TOON
    4
    1
    No
  • TOXIN
    5
    5
    No

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