Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, April 9, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — April 9, 2026

AEFMNTC
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams2 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
32
words
149
total points
104
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 149 pts
Genius 104 pts
Amazing 74 pts
Great 59 pts
Nice 37 pts
Solid 22 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1EFFACEMENT
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Words by length
11
4-letter
7
5-letter
8
6-letter
3
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
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
5 words
C
12 words
E
6 words
F
4 words
M
3 words
T
2 words
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All 32 words
ACCENT6pt
ACETATE7pt
ACME1pt
ACNE1pt
AFFECT6pt
CAFE1pt
CAFTAN6pt
CAME1pt
CANCAN6pt
CANE1pt
CANNA5pt
CANT1pt
CANTATA7pt
CANTEEN7pt
CEMENT6pt
CENT1pt
CETACEAN8pt
EFFACE6pt
EFFACEMENT17pt
EFFECT6pt
EMCEE5pt
ENACT5pt
ENACTMENT9pt
FACE1pt
FACET5pt
FACT1pt
FENCE5pt
MACE1pt
MECCA5pt
MENACE6pt
TACET5pt
TACT1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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