Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 2, 2026

AILNPTF
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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
31
words
138
total points
96
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 138 pts
Genius 96 pts
Amazing 69 pts
Great 55 pts
Nice 34 pts
Solid 20 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

0FLIPPANTPLAINTIFF
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Words by length
13
4-letter
6
5-letter
6
6-letter
4
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
3 words
F
19 words
I
2 words
L
1 word
N
1 word
P
4 words
T
1 word
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All 31 words
AFFIANT7pt
ALFALFA7pt
ANTIFA6pt
FAIL1pt
FAINT5pt
FALL1pt
FANTAIL7pt
FATAL5pt
FIAT1pt
FILIAL6pt
FILL1pt
FILLIP6pt
FINAL5pt
FINIAL6pt
FLAIL5pt
FLAN1pt
FLAP1pt
FLAT1pt
FLINT5pt
FLIP1pt
FLIPPANT15pt
FLIT1pt
INFANT6pt
INFILL6pt
LIFT1pt
NAIF1pt
PFFT1pt
PILAF5pt
PITFALL7pt
PLAINTIFF16pt
TIFF1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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