Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, May 9, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 9, 2026
AEGHIMT
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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
53
words
205
total points
143
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 205 pts
Genius 143 pts
Amazing 102 pts
Great 82 pts
Nice 51 pts
Solid 30 pts
Good 16 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
3 words
E
4 words
G
3 words
H
8 words
I
2 words
M
14 words
T
19 words
All 53 words
AGATE5pt
AGITA5pt
AGITATE7pt
EIGHT5pt
EIGHTH6pt
EIGHTIETH9pt
EMIT1pt
GAIT1pt
GAMETE6pt
GATE1pt
HAMATE6pt
HATE1pt
HATH1pt
HATHA5pt
HEAT1pt
HEATH5pt
HEIGHT6pt
HEMATITE8pt
IMITATE7pt
ITEM1pt
MAHATMA7pt
MATE1pt
MATH1pt
MATTE5pt
MEAT1pt
MEET1pt
MEGAHIT14pt
META1pt
METE1pt
METH1pt
MIGHT5pt
MITE1pt
MITIGATE8pt
MITT1pt
TAIGA5pt
TAME1pt
TATAMI6pt
TEAM1pt
TEAMMATE8pt
TEAT1pt
TEATIME7pt
TEEM1pt
TEETH5pt
TEETHE6pt
THAT1pt
THEE1pt
THEM1pt
THEME5pt
THETA5pt
THIGH5pt
TIGHT5pt
TIME1pt
TITHE5pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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