Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, April 16, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — April 16, 2026
AGILNTF
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams4 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
285
total points
199
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 285 pts
Genius 199 pts
Amazing 142 pts
Great 114 pts
Nice 71 pts
Solid 42 pts
Good 22 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by length
14
4-letter
6
5-letter
9
6-letter
10
7-letter
6
8-letter
3
9-letter
1
10-letter
1
11-letter
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
4 words
F
35 words
G
3 words
I
4 words
L
2 words
N
1 word
T
1 word
All 50 words
AFFIANT7pt
AFFILIATING18pt
ALFALFA7pt
ANTIFA6pt
FAIL1pt
FAILING7pt
FAINT5pt
FAINTING8pt
FALL1pt
FALLING7pt
FANG1pt
FANNING7pt
FANTAIL7pt
FATAL5pt
FATING6pt
FIAT1pt
FIFING6pt
FILIAL6pt
FILING6pt
FILL1pt
FILLING7pt
FINAGLING9pt
FINAL5pt
FINIAL6pt
FINING6pt
FITTING7pt
FLAG1pt
FLAGGING8pt
FLAIL5pt
FLAILING8pt
FLAN1pt
FLANGING8pt
FLAT1pt
FLATLINING17pt
FLING5pt
FLINGING8pt
FLINT5pt
FLIT1pt
FLITTING8pt
GAFF1pt
GIFT1pt
GIFTING7pt
INFANT6pt
INFILL6pt
INFILLING9pt
INFLATING16pt
LIFT1pt
LIFTING7pt
NAIF1pt
TIFF1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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