Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, August 9, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 9, 2026
ACELOTH
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Show the pangrams3 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
77
words
346
total points
242
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 346 pts
Genius 242 pts
Amazing 173 pts
Great 138 pts
Nice 86 pts
Solid 51 pts
Good 27 pts
Moving Up 17 pts
Good Start 6 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
7 words
C
18 words
E
4 words
H
24 words
L
11 words
O
1 word
T
12 words
All 77 words
ACHE1pt
ACHOO5pt
ALCOHOL7pt
ALOHA5pt
ATHLETE7pt
ATTACH6pt
ATTACHE7pt
CACHE5pt
CACHET6pt
CATCH5pt
CATCHALL8pt
CHALET6pt
CHALLAH7pt
CHAT1pt
CHATTEL7pt
CHEAT5pt
CHEETAH7pt
CHOCOLATE16pt
CLOCHE6pt
CLOTH5pt
CLOTHE6pt
COACH5pt
COCHLEA7pt
COCHLEAE8pt
COHO1pt
EACH1pt
ECHO1pt
ECHOLOCATE17pt
ETCH1pt
HALAL5pt
HALE1pt
HALL1pt
HALO1pt
HALT1pt
HATCH5pt
HATCHET7pt
HATE1pt
HATH1pt
HATHA5pt
HEAL1pt
HEALTH6pt
HEAT1pt
HEATH5pt
HEEL1pt
HELL1pt
HELLCAT7pt
HELLHOLE8pt
HELLO5pt
HOLE1pt
HOLT1pt
HOOCH5pt
HOOT1pt
HOTEL5pt
LATCH5pt
LATH1pt
LATHE5pt
LEACH5pt
LECH1pt
LEECH5pt
LETHAL6pt
LOACH5pt
LOATH5pt
LOATHE6pt
LOCH1pt
OATH1pt
TACH1pt
TEACH5pt
TECH1pt
TEETH5pt
TEETHE6pt
TELEHEALTH10pt
THAT1pt
THATCH6pt
THEE1pt
THETA5pt
TOOTH5pt
TOOTHACHE9pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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