Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, August 22, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 22, 2026

ACNRTUI
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
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
56
words
304
total points
212
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 304 pts
Genius 212 pts
Amazing 152 pts
Great 121 pts
Nice 76 pts
Solid 45 pts
Good 24 pts
Moving Up 15 pts
Good Start 6 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1CURTAINTACITURN
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Words by length
9
4-letter
21
5-letter
15
6-letter
5
7-letter
3
8-letter
3
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
12 words
C
10 words
I
6 words
N
2 words
R
6 words
T
17 words
U
3 words
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All 56 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ANTARCTIC9pt
ANTI1pt
ANTIC5pt
ARANCINI8pt
ARCTIC6pt
ARIA1pt
ARNICA6pt
ATRIA5pt
ATTAIN6pt
ATTIC5pt
CACTI5pt
CAIRN5pt
CANTINA7pt
CIRCA5pt
CIRCUIT7pt
CIRRI5pt
CITRIC6pt
CRANIA6pt
CRITIC6pt
CURTAIN14pt
INCANT6pt
INCUR5pt
INTACT6pt
INTUIT6pt
INURN5pt
IRRITANT8pt
NIACIN6pt
NITRIC6pt
RAIN1pt
RAITA5pt
RANI1pt
RICIN5pt
RUIN1pt
RUNIC5pt
TACIT5pt
TACITURN15pt
TACTIC6pt
TACTICIAN9pt
TAINT5pt
TANNIC6pt
TANNIN6pt
TANTRIC7pt
TIARA5pt
TINCT5pt
TINT1pt
TITAN5pt
TITANIC7pt
TRAIN5pt
TRAIT5pt
TUNIC5pt
TUTTI5pt
UNIT1pt
UNITARIAN9pt
URIC1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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