Spelling Bee September 3, 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: T
Puzzle stats
Total words
62
Total points
326
Pangrams
4
Genius score
228
Center letter
T
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- TELEKINETIC
- TELEKINETIC
- LITTLENECK
- LITTLENECK
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
6 pts
2%
Moving Up
16 pts
5%
Good
26 pts
8%
Solid
48 pts
15%
Nice
81 pts
25%
Great
130 pts
40%
Amazing
163 pts
50%
Genius
228 pts
70%
Queen Bee
326 pts
100%
All accepted words
- cent
- cite
- client
- clientele
- eclectic
- elect
- electee
- elicit
- elite
- entente
- entice
- entitle
- illicit
- incite
- inlet
- intel
- intellect
- intent
- kente
- kettle
- kilt
- kinetic
- kite
- kitten
- knelt
- knit
- lenient
- lent
- lentil
- licit
- lilt
- linnet
- lint
- lintel
- lite
- little
- littleneck
- littleneck
- necktie
- netlike
- nettle
- nineteen
- nite
- teen
- telekinetic
- telekinetic
- tell
- tenet
- tent
- tick
- ticket
- tickle
- tiki
- tile
- till
- tilt
- tinct
- tine
- tinkle
- tint
- title
- tittle
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, September 3, 2026 uses the seven letters C, E, I, K, L, N, T, with T as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 62 accepted words for a total of 326 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 228 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.