Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, August 30, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 30, 2026

CGINTXE
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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
43
words
201
total points
140
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 201 pts
Genius 140 pts
Amazing 100 pts
Great 80 pts
Nice 50 pts
Solid 30 pts
Good 16 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1EXCITING
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Words by length
15
4-letter
6
5-letter
9
6-letter
9
7-letter
4
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

C
2 words
E
13 words
G
6 words
I
4 words
N
8 words
T
10 words
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All 43 words
CENT1pt
CITE1pt
EGGING6pt
ENGINE6pt
ENTENTE7pt
ENTICE6pt
ENTICING8pt
EXCITE6pt
EXCITING15pt
EXEC1pt
EXIGENT7pt
EXIT1pt
EXITING7pt
EXTENT6pt
EXTINCT7pt
GENE1pt
GENETIC7pt
GENIE5pt
GENII5pt
GENT1pt
GETTING7pt
IGNITE6pt
INCITE6pt
INNIE5pt
INTENT6pt
NENE1pt
NETTING7pt
NEXT1pt
NICE1pt
NIECE5pt
NINE1pt
NINETEEN8pt
NITE1pt
TEEING6pt
TEEN1pt
TENET5pt
TENT1pt
TENTING7pt
TEXT1pt
TEXTING7pt
TINE1pt
TINGE5pt
TINGEING8pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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