Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, September 18, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 18, 2026
CINQTUA
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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
41
words
209
total points
146
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 209 pts
Genius 146 pts
Amazing 104 pts
Great 83 pts
Nice 52 pts
Solid 31 pts
Good 16 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
13 words
C
7 words
I
2 words
N
4 words
Q
3 words
T
12 words
All 41 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACQUAINT15pt
ACQUIT6pt
ANTI1pt
ANTIC5pt
AQUA1pt
AQUANAUT8pt
AQUATIC7pt
AQUATINT8pt
ATTAIN6pt
ATTIC5pt
AUNT1pt
CACTI5pt
CANCAN6pt
CANNA5pt
CANT1pt
CANTATA7pt
CANTINA7pt
CINQUAIN8pt
INCANT6pt
INTACT6pt
NAAN1pt
NANA1pt
NATANT6pt
NIACIN6pt
QUAINT6pt
QUANT5pt
QUANTA6pt
TACIT5pt
TACT1pt
TACTIC6pt
TACTICIAN9pt
TAINT5pt
TANNIC6pt
TANNIN6pt
TAUNT5pt
TAUT1pt
TITAN5pt
TITANIC7pt
TUNA1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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