Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, September 4, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 4, 2026
AELNYZD
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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
66
words
297
total points
207
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 297 pts
Genius 207 pts
Amazing 148 pts
Great 118 pts
Nice 74 pts
Solid 44 pts
Good 23 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
9 words
D
27 words
E
5 words
L
17 words
N
6 words
Y
2 words
All 66 words
ADDED5pt
ADDEND6pt
ADDENDA7pt
ADDLE5pt
ADDLED6pt
ADZE1pt
ALLAYED7pt
ANALYZED15pt
ANNEALED8pt
DADDY5pt
DALE1pt
DALLY5pt
DANDLE6pt
DANDLED7pt
DANDY5pt
DAZE1pt
DAZED5pt
DAZEDLY7pt
DAZZLE6pt
DAZZLED7pt
DEAD1pt
DEADEN6pt
DEADENED8pt
DEADEYE7pt
DEADLY6pt
DEAL1pt
DEAN1pt
DEED1pt
DEEDED6pt
DELAY5pt
DELAYED7pt
DELL1pt
DENY1pt
DYAD1pt
DYED1pt
DYNE1pt
EDDY1pt
ELAND5pt
ENDED5pt
ENNEAD6pt
EYED1pt
LADE1pt
LADED5pt
LADEN5pt
LADLE5pt
LADLED6pt
LADY1pt
LAND1pt
LANDED6pt
LANDLADY8pt
LAZED5pt
LEAD1pt
LEADED6pt
LEADEN6pt
LEADENLY8pt
LEANED6pt
LEDE1pt
LEND1pt
NADA1pt
NEED1pt
NEEDED6pt
NEEDLE6pt
NEEDLED7pt
NEEDY5pt
YELLED6pt
YENNED6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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