Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, October 4, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 4, 2025

ACDEINH
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams5 words using all 7 letters
Word counts by lengthHow many 4-letter, 5-letter words etc. — no words revealed
Words by first letterWord counts per starting letter
Full word listEvery word with point values — pangrams highlighted
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Word count + points
50
words
277
total points
193
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 277 pts
Genius 193 pts
Amazing 138 pts
Great 110 pts
Nice 69 pts
Solid 41 pts
Good 22 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

5 words use all 7 letters.

1CHAINEDECHIDNAENCHAINEDHACIENDA
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Words by length
13
4-letter
12
5-letter
10
6-letter
8
7-letter
4
8-letter
2
9-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.

A
3 words
C
19 words
D
3 words
E
7 words
H
15 words
I
2 words
N
1 word
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All 50 words
ACHE1pt
ACHED5pt
AHEAD5pt
CACHE5pt
CACHED6pt
CHAD1pt
CHAI1pt
CHAIN5pt
CHAINED14pt
CHANCE6pt
CHANCED7pt
CHIA1pt
CHIC1pt
CHICA5pt
CHICHI6pt
CHIDE5pt
CHIDED6pt
CHIN1pt
CHINA5pt
CHINNED7pt
CINCH5pt
CINCHED7pt
DACHA5pt
DEADHEAD8pt
DEADHEADED10pt
EACH1pt
ECHIDNA14pt
ECHINACEA9pt
ENCHAIN7pt
ENCHAINED16pt
ENHANCE7pt
ENHANCED8pt
HACIENDA15pt
HAND1pt
HANDED6pt
HEAD1pt
HEADACHE8pt
HEADED6pt
HEED1pt
HEEDED6pt
HEINIE6pt
HENCE5pt
HENNA5pt
HENNAED7pt
HIDDEN6pt
HIDE1pt
HIND1pt
INCH1pt
INCHED6pt
NICHE5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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