Spelling Bee hints & answers: Sep 20, 2026 (Puzzle #19828)

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Sep 20, 2026 (2026-09-20 · Puzzle #19828).

Hive overview

This hive centers on H with six outer letters. It has 79 stored words, 2 pangrams, and about 353 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 79 playable words worth about 353 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 2 pangrams hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

	4	5	6	7+	Σ
H	4 letters12	5 letters5	6 letters4	7+ letters4	Total25
A	4 letters1	5 letters–	6 letters1	7+ letters3	Total5
C	4 letters5	5 letters6	6 letters5	7+ letters6	Total22
E	4 letters2	5 letters1	6 letters–	7+ letters1	Total4
I	4 letters1	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total1
L	4 letters2	5 letters5	6 letters2	7+ letters–	Total9
T	4 letters4	5 letters5	6 letters3	7+ letters1	Total13
Σ	4 letters27	5 letters22	6 letters15	7+ letters15	Total79

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 7 pts
Good: 18 pts
Solid: 28 pts
Nice: 53 pts
Great: 88 pts
Amazing: 141 pts
Genius: 247 pts
Queen Bee: 353 pts

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

Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for today's hive (alphabetical):

WordLengthScorePangram

ACHE
4
1
No
ATHLETE
7
7
No
ATHLETIC
8
15
Yes
ATTACH
6
6
No
ATTACHE
7
7
No
CACHE
5
5
No
CACHET
6
6
No
CATCH
5
5
No
CATCHALL
8
8
No
CHAI
4
1
No
CHALET
6
6
No
CHALICE
7
7
No
CHALLAH
7
7
No
CHAT
4
1
No
CHATTEL
7
7
No
CHEAT
5
5
No
CHEETAH
7
7
No
CHIA
4
1
No
CHIC
4
1
No
CHICA
5
5
No
CHICHI
6
6
No
CHICLE
6
6
No
CHILI
5
5
No
CHILL
5
5
No
CHIT
4
1
No
CHITCHAT
8
8
No
CLICHE
6
6
No
EACH
4
1
No
ETCH
4
1
No
ETHIC
5
5
No
ETHICAL
7
14
Yes
HAIL
4
1
No
HALAL
5
5
No
HALE
4
1
No
HALITE
6
6
No
HALL
4
1
No
HALT
4
1
No
HATCH
5
5
No
HATCHET
7
7
No
HATE
4
1
No
HATH
4
1
No
HATHA
5
5
No
HEAL
4
1
No
HEALTH
6
6
No
HEAT
4
1
No
HEATH
5
5
No
HECTIC
6
6
No
HEEL
4
1
No
HELIACAL
8
8
No
HELICAL
7
7
No
HELL
4
1
No
HELLCAT
7
7
No
HIATAL
6
6
No
HILL
4
1
No
HILT
4
1
No
HITCH
5
5
No
ITCH
4
1
No
LATCH
5
5
No
LATH
4
1
No
LATHE
5
5
No
LEACH
5
5
No
LECH
4
1
No
LEECH
5
5
No
LETHAL
6
6
No
LITCHI
6
6
No
LITHE
5
5
No
TACH
4
1
No
TEACH
5
5
No
TECH
4
1
No
TECHIE
6
6
No
TEETH
5
5
No
TEETHE
6
6
No
TELEHEALTH
10
10
No
THAT
4
1
No
THATCH
6
6
No
THEE
4
1
No
THETA
5
5
No
TILTH
5
5
No
TITHE
5
5
No

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