Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, September 5, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 5, 2026

ACGIKNM
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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
47
words
253
total points
177
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 253 pts
Genius 177 pts
Amazing 126 pts
Great 101 pts
Nice 63 pts
Solid 37 pts
Good 20 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1NICKNAMING
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Words by length
10
4-letter
12
5-letter
11
6-letter
8
7-letter
2
8-letter
2
9-letter
2
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
2 words
C
2 words
G
5 words
I
3 words
M
33 words
N
2 words
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All 47 words
AIMING6pt
ANIMA5pt
CAIMAN6pt
CAMI1pt
GAMIN5pt
GAMING6pt
GAMMA5pt
GIMMICK7pt
GIMMICKING10pt
IMAGING7pt
IMAGINING9pt
IMAM1pt
MACING6pt
MAGI1pt
MAGIC5pt
MAGICIAN8pt
MAGMA5pt
MAIM1pt
MAIMING7pt
MAIN1pt
MAKI1pt
MAKING6pt
MAMA1pt
MAMMA5pt
MANAGING8pt
MANAKIN7pt
MANGA5pt
MANIA5pt
MANIAC6pt
MANIC5pt
MANIKIN7pt
MANNA5pt
MANNING7pt
MICA1pt
MIKING6pt
MIMIC5pt
MIMICKING9pt
MIMING6pt
MINCING7pt
MINI1pt
MINICAM7pt
MINIM5pt
MINIMA6pt
MINING6pt
MINK1pt
NAMING6pt
NICKNAMING17pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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