Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, September 20, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 20, 2026

ACEILTH
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
79
words
353
total points
247
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 353 pts
Genius 247 pts
Amazing 176 pts
Great 141 pts
Nice 88 pts
Solid 52 pts
Good 28 pts
Moving Up 17 pts
Good Start 7 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1ATHLETICETHICAL
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Words by length
27
4-letter
22
5-letter
15
6-letter
10
7-letter
4
8-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
5 words
C
22 words
E
4 words
H
25 words
I
1 word
L
9 words
T
13 words
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All 79 words
ACHE1pt
ATHLETE7pt
ATHLETIC15pt
ATTACH6pt
ATTACHE7pt
CACHE5pt
CACHET6pt
CATCH5pt
CATCHALL8pt
CHAI1pt
CHALET6pt
CHALICE7pt
CHALLAH7pt
CHAT1pt
CHATTEL7pt
CHEAT5pt
CHEETAH7pt
CHIA1pt
CHIC1pt
CHICA5pt
CHICHI6pt
CHICLE6pt
CHILI5pt
CHILL5pt
CHIT1pt
CHITCHAT8pt
CLICHE6pt
EACH1pt
ETCH1pt
ETHIC5pt
ETHICAL14pt
HAIL1pt
HALAL5pt
HALE1pt
HALITE6pt
HALL1pt
HALT1pt
HATCH5pt
HATCHET7pt
HATE1pt
HATH1pt
HATHA5pt
HEAL1pt
HEALTH6pt
HEAT1pt
HEATH5pt
HECTIC6pt
HEEL1pt
HELIACAL8pt
HELICAL7pt
HELL1pt
HELLCAT7pt
HIATAL6pt
HILL1pt
HILT1pt
HITCH5pt
ITCH1pt
LATCH5pt
LATH1pt
LATHE5pt
LEACH5pt
LECH1pt
LEECH5pt
LETHAL6pt
LITCHI6pt
LITHE5pt
TACH1pt
TEACH5pt
TECH1pt
TECHIE6pt
TEETH5pt
TEETHE6pt
TELEHEALTH10pt
THAT1pt
THATCH6pt
THEE1pt
THETA5pt
TILTH5pt
TITHE5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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