Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 8, 2026

ACEFLTI
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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
66
words
309
total points
216
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 309 pts
Genius 216 pts
Amazing 154 pts
Great 123 pts
Nice 77 pts
Solid 46 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.

1FACELIFTFACILITATE
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Words by length
22
4-letter
14
5-letter
17
6-letter
7
7-letter
3
8-letter
2
9-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
8 words
C
8 words
E
3 words
F
15 words
I
5 words
L
13 words
T
14 words
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All 66 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACETIC6pt
AFFILIATE9pt
AFFLICT7pt
ALIT1pt
ATILT5pt
ATTIC5pt
CACTI5pt
CALCITE7pt
CATTAIL7pt
CELIAC6pt
CELLI5pt
CILIA5pt
CITE1pt
CLIFF5pt
ECLECTIC8pt
ELICIT6pt
ELITE5pt
FACELIFT15pt
FACIAL6pt
FACILE6pt
FACILITATE17pt
FAIL1pt
FIAT1pt
FIEF1pt
FIFE1pt
FILE1pt
FILET5pt
FILIAL6pt
FILL1pt
FILLET6pt
FLAIL5pt
FLIT1pt
ICEFALL7pt
ICICLE6pt
ILIAC5pt
ILLICIT7pt
ITALIC6pt
LACTIC6pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LATTICE7pt
LEFTIE6pt
LICE1pt
LICIT5pt
LIFE1pt
LIFT1pt
LILAC5pt
LILT1pt
LITE1pt
LITTLE6pt
TACIT5pt
TACTIC6pt
TACTICAL8pt
TACTILE7pt
TAIL1pt
TALI1pt
TALLIT6pt
TIFF1pt
TILE1pt
TILL1pt
TILT1pt
TITILLATE9pt
TITLE5pt
TITTLE6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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