Spelling Bee September 18, 2026 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: A
Puzzle stats
Total words
42
Total points
224
Pangrams
2
Genius score
156
Center letter
A
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- ACQUAINT
- ACQUAINT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
11 pts
5%
Good
17 pts
8%
Solid
33 pts
15%
Nice
56 pts
25%
Great
89 pts
40%
Amazing
112 pts
50%
Genius
156 pts
70%
Queen Bee
224 pts
100%
All accepted words
- acacia
- acai
- acquaint
- acquaint
- acquit
- anti
- antic
- aqua
- aquanaut
- aquatic
- aquatint
- attain
- attic
- aunt
- cacti
- cancan
- canna
- cant
- cantata
- cantina
- cinquain
- incant
- intact
- naan
- nana
- natant
- niacin
- quaint
- quant
- quanta
- tacit
- tact
- tactic
- tactician
- taint
- tannic
- tannin
- taunt
- taut
- titan
- titanic
- tuna
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, September 18, 2026 uses the seven letters A, C, I, N, Q, T, U, with A as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 42 accepted words for a total of 224 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 156 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.