NYT Spelling Bee Answers for September 15, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter M with outer letters C, G, I, N, P, R. The puzzle contains 19 words worth 107 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 9 letters. To reach Genius you need 75 points; Queen Bee requires all 107 points. Today is not a bingo — at least one letter starts no words. Compared with the eight-year average of about 183 points per puzzle, this is a smaller-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | c, g, i, n, p, r |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 19 words |
| Total Points | 107 points |
| Genius Level | 75 points |
| Bingo? | No |
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 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 |
| G | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| I | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| M | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| N | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | 6 |
| R | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | Σ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CR×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GR×1 |
| I | IM×1 |
| M | MI×8 |
| N | |
| P | PI×2 PR×4 |
| R | RI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CRI×2 |
|---|---|
| G | GRI×1 |
| I | IMP×1 |
| M | MIM×2 MIN×4 MIR×2 |
| N | |
| P | PIM×2 PRI×4 |
| R | RIM×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) |
|---|---|---|
| cr...... † | CR8 | present participle and gerund of crimp |
| cr... | CR5 | Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. |
| gr.. | GR4 | Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding. |
| im....... | IM9 | present participle of impinge |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi.... | MI6 | present participle of mime |
| mi..... | MI7 | present participle of mince |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi.... | MI6 | The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth. |
| mi... | MI5 | A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking. |
| mi.... | MI6 | present participle of mire |
| pi.. | PI4 | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Little or petty. |
| pr.. | PR4 | prudish, straight-laced |
| pr..... | PR7 | The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus. |
| pr... | PR5 | To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror. |
| pr...... | PR8 | present participle of primp |
| ri..... | RI7 | present participle of rim |
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.
- crimping† (CR8)
- crimp (CR5)
- grim (GR4)
- impinging (IM9)
- mimic (MI5)
- miming (MI6)
- mincing (MI7)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- mining (MI6)
- mirin (MI5)
- miring (MI6)
- pimp (PI4)
- pimping (PI7)
- prim (PR4)
- priming (PR7)
- primp (PR5)
- primping (PR8)
- rimming (RI7)
Answer Definitions
- crimping† (verb): present participle and gerund of crimp
- crimp (adjective): Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
- grim (adjective): Dismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
- impinging (verb): present participle of impinge
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- miming (verb): present participle of mime
- mincing (verb): present participle of mince
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- mining (noun): The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
- mirin (noun): A form of Japanese rice wine, less alcoholic than sake and used in cooking.
- miring (verb): present participle of mire
- pimp (noun): Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- pimping (adjective): Little or petty.
- prim (adjective): prudish, straight-laced
- priming (noun): The implicit memory effect in which exposure to a stimulus influences response to a subsequent stimulus.
- primp (verb): To spend time improving one's appearance, often in front of a mirror.
- primping (verb): present participle of primp
- rimming (verb): present participle of rim