Spelling Bee September 7, 2026: Pangram & Answers
Recap
This puzzle's answers showcased a range of wordplay, from simple words like 'CHIP' and 'PIPE' to more complex ones like 'EPITHET' and 'PIPETTE'. Solvers had to think creatively to come up with words like 'HIPPIE', 'TEEPEE', and notably the challenging 'PITCHED', which used all the letters on the board.
The seven letters
P CDEHIT
Every answer had to use P. The board accepted 41 words in all.
Spelling Bee hints, rung by rung
Six rungs, counts before words. The recap above already named the pangram, so this ladder is here for anyone replaying the board fresh rather than as a spoiler shield.
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Hint 1: What kind of words the board rewarded
No answer is named.
The list features many words related to food, emotions, and actions. Letter pairs like 'PE', 'PI', and 'CH' appear frequently, forming parts of words that solvers might find familiar.
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Hint 2: How many answers started with each letter
Counts only.
- P
- 22 answers
- T
- 6 answers
- D
- 5 answers
- C
- 4 answers
- E
- 3 answers
- H
- 1 answer
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Hint 3: Board facts
Counted off the accepted list.
- Centre letter
- P
- Outer letters
- C · D · E · H · I · T
- Accepted words
- 41
- Word lengths
- 4–8 letters
- Pangrams
- 1
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Hint 4: The pangram, without naming it
The seven-letter answer is a common verb related to vocalizations, often used in sports contexts, and can be formed using the centre letter and some of the outer letters.
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Hint 5: The two-letter list
How many answers started with each pair.
- CH
- 4
- DE
- 4
- DI
- 1
- EP
- 3
- HI
- 1
- PE
- 9
- PI
- 13
- TE
- 3
- TI
- 3
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Hint 6: The shape of each pangram
Every accepted word from that board
All of them, folded by opening letter. Open one letter at a time — nothing here reveals another group.
The pangram from that board
Pangram 1 · 7 letters
PITCHED
Uses all seven letters — P, C, D, E, H, I, T — in 7 characters.
C · 4answers
CHEEPCHEEPEDCHIPCHIPPED
D · 5answers
DEEPDEPICTDEPICTEDDEPTHDIPPED
E · 3answers
EPEEEPICEPITHET
H · 1answer
HIPPIE
P · 22answers
PEEDPEEPPEEPEDPEPPEDPEPTICPEPTIDEPETITPETITEPETTEDPIECEPIECEDPIEDPIPEPIPEDPIPETPIPETTEPIPITPITCHPITCHEDPITHPITIEDPITTED
T · 6answers
TEEPEETEPEETEPIDTIPITIPPEDTIPPET
This board by the numbers
- Date
- Monday, September 7, 2026
- Letters
- P in the middle, C D E H I T around it
- Accepted words
- 41
- Pangrams
- 1
- Word lengths
- 4–8 letters
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