Today’s NYT Spelling Bee for September 2, 2026 uses the center letter F with outer letters A, I, L, N, P, T. Every answer must include the center letter F, and letters may be reused. Today’s puzzle features two pangrams: FLIPPANT and PLAINTIFF.
Pangrams
FLIPPANT, PLAINTIFF
9-Letter Words
PLAINTIFF
8-Letter Words
FLIPPANT
7-Letter Words
AFFIANT, ALFALFA, FANTAIL, PITFALL
6-Letter Words
ANTIFA, FILIAL, FILLIP, FINIAL, INFANT, INFILL
5-Letter Words
FAINT, FATAL, FINAL, FLAIL, FLINT, PILAF
4-Letter Words
FAIL, FALL, FIAT, FILL, FLAN, FLAP, FLAT, FLIP, FLIT, LIFT, NAIF, PFFT, TIFF
A few words worth knowing. AFFIANT is a legal term for a person who makes an affidavit – a sworn written statement used in court proceedings. FANTAIL describes a fan-shaped tail or a variety of domestic pigeon with a broad, upright tail. FILIAL means relating to or appropriate for a son or daughter, from the Latin filius. FINIAL is the ornamental knob or crowning element at the top of a spire, post, or piece of furniture. PILAF is a spiced rice dish cooked in broth, common across the Middle East and Central Asia. NAIF describes a naive or inexperienced person. ANTIFA is a political designation and informal term for antifascist activists.
Two pangrams in a single puzzle is uncommon and marks today as harder than average. FLIPPANT (8 letters) means treating serious matters with casual irreverence. PLAINTIFF (9 letters) is the more difficult find: a legal term for the party who initiates a lawsuit, containing all seven required letters in a word most solvers know but rarely think to try in a word game context. Starting from PLAINTIFF and working backward through shorter legal words – AFFIANT, INFANT, FINAL – is one productive path through today’s grid.
Yesterday’s center letter was A, with pangram TAILWIND. See the NYT Spelling Bee answers for September 1, 2026 for the full word list.
For more word game help today, see the Wordle answer for September 2, 2026, the NYT Connections answers for September 2, the NYT Strands answer for September 2, 2026, and the NYT Mini Crossword answers for September 2, 2026.
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