Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, September 11, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 11, 2026

ACDEHIK
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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
26
words
100
total points
70
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 100 pts
Genius 70 pts
Amazing 50 pts
Great 40 pts
Nice 25 pts
Solid 15 pts
Good 8 pts
Moving Up 5 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1CHICKADEE
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Words by length
12
4-letter
7
5-letter
5
6-letter
1
7-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

C
7 words
D
5 words
E
1 word
H
8 words
K
5 words
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All 26 words
CAKE1pt
CAKED5pt
CHECK5pt
CHECKED7pt
CHEEK5pt
CHICK5pt
CHICKADEE16pt
DECK1pt
DECKED6pt
DEKE1pt
DEKED5pt
DIKE1pt
EKED1pt
HACK1pt
HACKED6pt
HAKA1pt
HAKE1pt
HECK1pt
HICK1pt
HIKE1pt
HIKED5pt
KHAKI5pt
KICK1pt
KICKED6pt
KIDDED6pt
KIDDIE6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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