Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 9, 2026
ILNOPUR
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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
20
words
60
total points
42
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 60 pts
Genius 42 pts
Amazing 30 pts
Great 24 pts
Nice 15 pts
Solid 9 pts
Good 4 pts
Moving Up 3 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
I
2 words
N
2 words
P
11 words
R
4 words
U
1 word
All 20 words
INURN5pt
IRON1pt
NOIR1pt
NORI1pt
POOR1pt
PORN1pt
PORNO5pt
POUR1pt
PRION5pt
PRIOR5pt
PRONOUN7pt
PROP1pt
PURL1pt
PURLOIN14pt
PURR1pt
RILL1pt
ROIL1pt
ROLL1pt
RUIN1pt
UNROLL6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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