The NYT Spelling Bee answer for September 7, 2026 is PITCHED, using the letter set C, D, E, H, I, P, T with P as the center letter.
Hints
Still working through today’s puzzle? Three nudges before the full reveal:
- The center letter is a consonant that begins many common English words.
- Today’s pangram is a past-tense verb with at least three distinct meanings, all involving some kind of throwing, angling, or setting.
- Letter combinations that recur across today’s valid words include -ITCH-, -ICE-, and -ECT-.
Pangram and Letter Set
Today’s letter set is C, D, E, H, I, P, T. The center letter, which must appear in every valid word, is P.
The pangram is PITCHED. As a past-tense verb, it covers a wide range: a pitcher pitched the ball; a camper pitched a tent; a sailboat pitched in heavy swells. All share the idea of directional force or sharp angle.
Full Answer List
8 letters: depicted
7 letters: cheeped, chipped, epithet, peptide, pipette, pitched
6 letters: depict, dipped, hippie, peeped, pepped, peptic, petted, pieced, pitied, pitted, teepee, tipped, tippet
5 letters: cheep, depth, petit, piece, piped, pipet, pipit, pitch, tepee, tepid
4 letters: chip, deep, epee, epic, peed, peep, pied, pipe, pith, tipi
The NYT Spelling Bee resets at midnight Eastern Time each day. puzzle is archived in our September 2 Spelling Bee answers. For more daily NYT puzzle coverage, see our September 2 Connections answers. Prior answers remain available in the New York Times Games app.
