Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, September 12, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 12, 2026

ALMPRTI
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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
70
words
284
total points
198
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 284 pts
Genius 198 pts
Amazing 142 pts
Great 113 pts
Nice 71 pts
Solid 42 pts
Good 22 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1IMPARTIAL
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Words by length
30
4-letter
13
5-letter
12
6-letter
11
7-letter
3
8-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
8 words
I
5 words
L
8 words
M
10 words
P
16 words
R
5 words
T
18 words
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All 70 words
AIRMAIL7pt
ALIT1pt
ARIA1pt
ARIL1pt
ARMPIT6pt
ATILT5pt
ATRIA5pt
ATRIAL6pt
IMAM1pt
IMPAIR6pt
IMPALA6pt
IMPART6pt
IMPARTIAL16pt
LAIR1pt
LARIAT6pt
LIAR1pt
LILT1pt
LIMA1pt
LIMIT5pt
LIMP1pt
LIRA1pt
MAIL1pt
MAIM1pt
MALARIA7pt
MALARIAL8pt
MARITAL7pt
MARTIAL7pt
MILITIA7pt
MILL1pt
MITRAL6pt
MITT1pt
PAIL1pt
PAIR1pt
PALATIAL8pt
PAPILLA7pt
PARTIAL7pt
PARTITA7pt
PILL1pt
PILLAR6pt
PIMP1pt
PIPIT5pt
PITA1pt
PITAPAT7pt
PLAIT5pt
PRIM1pt
PRIMAL6pt
PRIMP5pt
RAIL1pt
RAITA5pt
RATTAIL7pt
RIAL1pt
RILL1pt
TAIL1pt
TAILLAMP8pt
TALI1pt
TALLIT6pt
TAMARI6pt
TAPIR5pt
TATAMI6pt
TIARA5pt
TILAPIA7pt
TILL1pt
TILT1pt
TIPI1pt
TRAIL5pt
TRAIT5pt
TRIAL5pt
TRILL5pt
TRIM1pt
TRIP1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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