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NYT Spelling Bee Answers Today, September 8, 2026

September 8, 2026 · Morty Leonid

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Here are today's NYT Spelling Bee hints and answers for September 8, 2026. Solving tips and the hive letters come first; answer lists stay collapsed until you want them.

How to solve Spelling Bee

Every word must use the center letter. Build outward from there.

  • Keep I in every try. Outer letters today are A, C, E, F, L, T.
  • Start with short words (four letters) that use the center, then stretch them with -S, -ED, -ING, -ER, or -LY when the hive allows it.
  • Pangrams use every letter at least once. If you can make a long word that feels "full," check whether it hits all seven letters.
  • Switch the board orientation in your head: fix two outer letters beside the center and brainstorm stems.
  • Stuck on the hive? Paste the same letters into the word unscrambler or the anagram solver and scan for center-letter hits.

Today's Spelling Bee letters

Center letter: I. Outer letters: A, C, E, F, L, T.

Today's Spelling Bee hints

There are 64 answers today, including 2 pangrams. The longest word is 9 letters.

Today's Spelling Bee pangrams

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Facilitate, the pangram, means to make something easier or smoother.

I tried to facilitate my workout, but my gym buddy just called it 'assisted living'.

Today's Spelling Bee answers

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All 64 answers for September 8, 2026, grouped by length:

4 letters

ACAI, ALIT, CITE, FAIL, FIAT, FIEF, FIFE, FILE, FILL, FLIT, LAIC, LICE, LIFE, LIFT, LILT, LITE, TAIL, TALI, TIFF, TILE, TILL, TILT

5 letters

ATILT, ATTIC, CACTI, CELLI, CILIA, CLIFF, ELITE, FILET, FLAIL, ILIAC, LICIT, LILAC, TACIT, TITLE

6 letters

ACACIA, ACETIC, CELIAC, ELICIT, FACIAL, FACILE, FILIAL, FILLET, ICICLE, ITALIC, LACTIC, LAICAL, LEFTIE, LITTLE, TACTIC, TALLIT, TITTLE

7 letters

AFFLICT, CALCITE, CATTAIL, ICEFALL, ILLICIT, LATTICE, TACTILE

8 letters

ECLECTIC, TACTICAL

9 letters

AFFILIATE, TITILLATE

How to play NYT Spelling Bee

Make words of four or more letters using the outer letters plus the required center letter. A pangram uses every letter at least once.

FAQ

Where can I play Spelling Bee?

On the New York Times Games site and in the NYT Games app.

Stuck making words from the hive?

Try the same rack in the word unscrambler or the anagram solver.

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