Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, September 17, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 17, 2026
AFILOYM
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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
36
words
124
total points
86
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 124 pts
Genius 86 pts
Amazing 62 pts
Great 49 pts
Nice 31 pts
Solid 18 pts
Good 9 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
2 words
F
8 words
I
1 word
L
7 words
M
18 words
All 36 words
AMMO1pt
AMYL1pt
FAMILIAL8pt
FAMILY6pt
FILM1pt
FILMY5pt
FLIMFLAM8pt
FOAM1pt
FOAMILY14pt
FOAMY5pt
IMAM1pt
LAMA1pt
LIMA1pt
LIMO1pt
LLAMA5pt
LOAM1pt
LOAMY5pt
LOOM1pt
MAFIA5pt
MAIL1pt
MAIM1pt
MALL1pt
MAMA1pt
MAMMA5pt
MAMMAL6pt
MAYFLY6pt
MAYO1pt
MIFF1pt
MILL1pt
MOIL1pt
MOLL1pt
MOLLIFY7pt
MOLLY5pt
MOMMA5pt
MOMMY5pt
MOOLA5pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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