Today’s NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, September 6, 2026 uses the letters A, D, E, G, N, and O, with B as the required center letter. Every valid word must contain B. There are two pangrams in today’s puzzle – both use all seven letters.
Not ready for the full list? Three spoiler-free hints before the reveal.
Hint 1: Both of today’s pangrams contain a double-letter pair.
Hint 2: The longest word is a 9-letter past tense of a very common verb.
Hint 3: Two of today’s answers refer to things connected to African or South American geography.
Today’s Pangrams
Both pangrams use all seven letters: A, B, D, E, G, N, O:
BONDAGE – a state of captivity or servitude, widely used in historical and literary contexts.
DOGBANE – a genus of flowering plants (Apocynum) toxic to dogs. The name comes from the plant’s traditional use as a canine poison.
Full Answer List – September 6, 2026
9 letters: ABANDONED
8 letters: BANDAGED, BANDANNA
7 letters: ABANDON, BAGGAGE, BANDAGE, BANDANA, BEANBAG, DEBONED, DOGBANE
6 letters: BABOON, BADGED, BAGGED, BANANA, BANDED, BANGED, BANNED, BAOBAB, BEADED, BEANED, BEDDED, BEGGED, BEGONE, BOBBED, BODEGA, BOGGED, BONBON, BONDED, BONOBO, DABBED, DEBONE, GABBED, NABBED
5 letters: ABODE, ADOBE, ADOBO, BAAED, BADGE, BEGAN, BODED, BONED, BONGO, BOOED, EBBED, NABOB
4 letters: ABED, BABA, BABE, BADE, BAND, BANE, BANG, BEAD, BEAN, BEEN, BEND, BOBA, BODE, BOND, BONE, BONG, BOON, EBON, NOOB, OBOE
Notable Words
ABANDONED is today’s Genius-tier prize – a 9-letter past tense built entirely from the puzzle’s seven letters. The double-N construction is easy to miss when scanning the honeycomb, which is part of what makes it satisfying to find.
BAOBAB is a standout among the six-letter answers. The baobab is an iconic African tree, famous for its massive trunk and centuries-long lifespan. Its spelling repeats the letter B three times – unusual for a six-letter Spelling Bee word and worth remembering for future puzzles.
BONOBO is the great ape native to the Congo Basin in Central Africa. Along with the chimpanzee, bonobos are the closest living relatives to humans, and the word shows up in science and geography contexts often enough to be a valuable Spelling Bee addition.
BODEGA is the New York staple: a corner store or small grocery, a word with Spanish and Latin American roots now fully embedded in US urban vocabulary. Easy to overlook when scanning for longer words.
BONBON, the double-B candy word, is one of the more satisfying shorter answers today – two syllables, two B’s, and a word most players spot in the first few minutes.
If you play other NYT games, today’s Wordle answer for September 6, the NYT Connections answers for September 6, and the NYT Strands answers for September 6 are all on site.
