NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 1, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter A with outer letters D, I, L, N, T, W. The puzzle contains 44 words worth 151 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 8 letters. To reach Genius you need 106 points; Queen Bee requires all 151 points. Today is a bingo — every letter starts at least one word. Compared with the eight-year average of about 183 points per puzzle, this is a smaller-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | A |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, i, l, n, t, w |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 44 words |
| Total Points | 151 points |
| Genius Level | 106 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| D | 3 | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| I | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| L | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 6 |
| N | 4 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| T | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 1 | 10 |
| W | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 8 | Σ | 23 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 44 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| A | AL×1 AN×3 AT×2 AW×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DA×2 DI×1 |
| I | IN×3 |
| L | LA×6 |
| N | NA×7 |
| T | TA×7 TI×2 TW×1 |
| W | WA×7 WI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| A | ALI×1 ANA×1 ANN×1 ANT×1 ATI×1 ATT×1 AWA×1 |
|---|---|
| D | DAT×1 DAW×1 DIA×1 |
| I | INI×1 INL×2 |
| L | LAI×2 LAN×3 LAW×1 |
| N | NAA×1 NAD×1 NAI×2 NAN×1 NAT×2 |
| T | TAI×3 TAL×3 TAN×1 TID×1 TIT×1 TWA×1 |
| W | WAI×2 WAL×1 WAN×3 WAT×1 WIL×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| ta...... † | TA8 | A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc. |
| al.. | AL4 | simple past tense and past participle of alight |
| an.. | AN4 | of, related to, intended for or involving the anus. |
| an... | AN5 | The record of a single event or item. |
| an.. | AN4 | Opposed to something. |
| at... | AT5 | At an angle from the vertical or horizontal. |
| at.... | AT6 | To gain (an object or desired result). |
| aw... | AW5 | To wait for. |
| da.. | DA4 | plural of datum |
| da.. | DA4 | To begin to brighten with daylight. |
| di.. | DI4 | A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed). |
| in..... | IN7 | Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin. |
| in.... | IN6 | simple past tense and past participle of inlay |
| in.... | IN6 | Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior. |
| la.. | LA4 | simple past tense and past participle of lay |
| la.. | LA4 | past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”) |
| la... | LA5 | A Hawaiian-style roofed patio. |
| la.. | LA4 | The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water. |
| la..... | LA7 | Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters. |
| la.. | LA4 | An open space between woods. |
| na.. | NA4 | A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine. |
| na.. | NA4 | Nothing. |
| na... | NA5 | A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water. |
| na.. | NA4 | The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals. |
| na.. | NA4 | A banana. |
| na... | NA5 | Of or relating to birth. |
| na.... | NA6 | floating or swimming (in water) |
| ta.. | TA4 | The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus. |
| ta... | TA5 | A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food. |
| ta.. | TA4 | plural of talus |
| ta.. | TA4 | Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall. |
| ta.... | TA6 | A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back. |
| ta.... | TA6 | Tannic acid or any of its derivatives. |
| ti... | TI5 | Relating to tides. |
| ti... | TI5 | Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness. |
| tw... | TW5 | two |
| wa.. | WA4 | To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.) |
| wa.. | WA4 | A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes. |
| wa.. | WA4 | A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority. |
| wa... | WA5 | Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to. |
| wa.. | WA4 | To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand. |
| wa.. | WA4 | In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W |
| wi...... | WI8 | land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- tailwind† (TA8)
- alit (AL4)
- anal (AN4)
- annal (AN5)
- anti (AN4)
- atilt (AT5)
- attain (AT6)
- await (AW5)
- data (DA4)
- dawn (DA4)
- dial (DI4)
- initial (IN7)
- inlaid (IN6)
- inland (IN6)
- laid (LA4)
- lain (LA4)
- lanai (LA5)
- land (LA4)
- lantana (LA7)
- lawn (LA4)
- naan (NA4)
- nada (NA4)
- naiad (NA5)
- nail (NA4)
- nana (NA4)
- natal (NA5)
- natant (NA6)
- tail (TA4)
- taint (TA5)
- tali (TA4)
- tall (TA4)
- tallit (TA6)
- tannin (TA6)
- tidal (TI5)
- titan (TI5)
- twain (TW5)
- wail (WA4)
- wait (WA4)
- wall (WA4)
- wand (WA4)
- wanna (WA5)
- want (WA4)
- watt (WA4)
- wildland (WI8)
Answer Definitions
- tailwind† (noun): A wind that blows in the same direction as the course taken by an aircraft, sailing ship, bird, etc.
- alit (verb): simple past tense and past participle of alight
- anal (adjective): of, related to, intended for or involving the anus.
- annal (noun): The record of a single event or item.
- anti (adjective): Opposed to something.
- atilt (adjective): At an angle from the vertical or horizontal.
- attain (verb): To gain (an object or desired result).
- await (verb): To wait for.
- data (noun): plural of datum
- dawn (verb): To begin to brighten with daylight.
- dial (noun): A graduated, circular scale over which a needle moves to show a measurement (such as speed).
- initial (adjective): Chronologically first, early; of or pertaining to the beginning, cause or origin.
- inlaid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of inlay
- inland (adjective): Within the land; relatively remote from the ocean or from open water; interior.
- laid (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lay
- lain (verb): past participle of lie (“to be oriented in a horizontal position, situated”)
- lanai (noun): A Hawaiian-style roofed patio.
- land (noun): The part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water.
- lantana (noun): Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters.
- lawn (noun): An open space between woods.
- naan (noun): A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.
- nada (pronoun): Nothing.
- naiad (noun): A female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- nail (noun): The thin, horny plate at the ends of fingers and toes on humans and some other animals.
- nana (noun): A banana.
- natal (adjective): Of or relating to birth.
- natant (adjective): floating or swimming (in water)
- tail (noun): The caudal appendage of an animal that is attached to its posterior and near the anus.
- taint (noun): A contamination, decay or putrefaction, especially in food.
- tali (noun): plural of talus
- tall (adjective): Having a vertical extent greater than the average. For example, somebody with a height of over 6 feet would generally be considered to be tall.
- tallit (noun): A traditional Jewish prayer shawl with tassels which covers the chest and upper part of the back.
- tannin (noun): Tannic acid or any of its derivatives.
- tidal (adjective): Relating to tides.
- titan (noun): Something or someone of very large stature, greatness, or godliness.
- twain (numeral): two
- wail (verb): To cry out, as in sorrow or anguish.
- wait (verb): To delay movement or action until the arrival or occurrence of; to await. (Now generally superseded by “wait for”.)
- wall (noun): A rampart of earth, stones etc. built up for defensive purposes.
- wand (noun): A hand-held narrow rod, usually used for pointing or instructing, or as a traditional emblem of authority.
- wanna (contraction): Represents a contracted pronunciation of want to.
- want (verb): To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave or demand.
- watt (noun): In the International System of Units, the derived unit of power; the power of a system in which one joule of energy is transferred per second. Symbol: W
- wildland (noun): land that is unfit for, or has not been modified by, cultivation or other human activity; a natural area.