Spelling Bee Hints & Answers for Sunday, September 13, 2026
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The hive
N
C
E
Q
R
S
U
- Center letterN
- Outer lettersC · E · Q · R · S · U
Puzzle at a glance
97
Total words
2
Pangrams
636
Max points
Words by length
| Letters | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Σ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Words | 13 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 97 |
Two-letter starts
CE10
CU4
EN8
ER3
ES2
NE3
NU5
QU6
RE7
RU5
SC8
SE19
SN4
SU7
UN5
UR1
Answers
Spoilers ahead - the full word list for Sunday, September 13, 2026. Pangrams are highlighted.
Reveal full answer list (97 words)
curn
1
erne
1
erns
1
nene
1
ness
1
nuns
1
rune
1
runs
1
seen
1
sene
1
sunn
1
suns
1
urns
1
cense
5
curns
5
ensue
5
enure
5
ernes
5
nurse
5
queen
5
quern
5
rerun
5
runes
5
scene
5
sense
5
sneer
5
sunns
5
uncus
5
censer
6
censes
6
census
6
cunner
6
ensues
6
ensure
6
enures
6
nesses
6
nurser
6
nurses
6
queens
6
querns
6
reruns
6
reseen
6
runner
6
scenes
6
screen
6
secern
6
senses
6
serene
6
sneers
6
unseen
6
unsure
6
censers
7
censure
7
cunners
7
ensurer
7
ensures
7
essence
7
nursers
7
runners
7
screens
7
scunner
7
secerns
7
serener
7
serenes
7
sneerer
7
censurer
8
censures
8
censuses
8
ensurers
8
essences
8
rescreen
8
screener
8
scunners
8
sequence
8
sneerers
8
sureness
8
censurers
9
queerness
9
rescreens
9
screeners
9
sequencer
16
sequences
9
sunscreen
9
unsuccess
9
recurrence
10
secureness
10
senescence
10
sequencers
17
sereneness
10
sunscreens
10
surenesses
10
queernesses
11
recurrences
11
senescences
11
unsuccesses
11
securenesses
12
serenenesses
12