Today’s NYT Spelling Bee answer for September 23, 2026, is DIZZYINGLY, a ten-letter adverb describing motion so disorienting it throws the senses off course. The puzzle uses the letters I (center), D, G, L, N, Y, and Z, yielding 40 valid words in total.
Hints for September 23
Three nudges before the full list, for readers who want to solve it themselves:
- The pangram is a ten-letter adverb describing motion so rapid it disorients.
- Two words begin with double Z: one is four letters, one is five.
- Several answers open with GI-, covering shimmering metals and smooth continuous movement.
Complete Word List, September 23, 2026
4-letter words (9): DILL, DING, GILD, GILL, IDLY, IDYL, ILLY, LILY, ZING
5-letter words (9): DILLY, DINGY, DIZZY, DYING, GIDDY, IDYLL, LYING, NINNY, ZINGY
6-letter words (6): DIDDLY, DINING, GIGGLY, IDLING, INNING, LINING
7-letter words (11): DIGGING, DINGING, DIZZILY, GIDDILY, GIGGING, GILDING, GILLING, GINNING, GLIDING, ZIGGING, ZINGING
8-letter words (4): DIDDLING, DIZZYING, GIDDYING, GIGGLING
10-letter word, pangram (1): DIZZYINGLY
About Today’s Puzzle
DIZZYINGLY gives this Tuesday grid a distinctive character. The letter set rewards players who can navigate repeated consonant pairs: the double-G, double-N, double-L, and double-Z combinations each yield multiple answers across different word lengths. IDYL and IDYLL are worth keeping in mind as a matched pair: the four-letter classical form and its five-letter double-L variant both count.
The seven-letter tier is the most productive today, with eleven words packed into a single band. Players chasing Genius should clear that tier before reaching for the longer entries.
Today’s NYT Connections answers and NYT Strands hints for September 23 are also available on Eastern Herald.
