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for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, September 21, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 21, 2026

ABEJLYN
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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
105
total points
73
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 105 pts
Genius 73 pts
Amazing 52 pts
Great 42 pts
Nice 26 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.

1JELLYBEAN
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Words by length
12
4-letter
4
5-letter
7
6-letter
1
7-letter
1
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
4 words
B
9 words
E
3 words
J
3 words
L
3 words
N
4 words
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All 26 words
ANAL1pt
ANALLY6pt
ANNAL5pt
ANNEAL6pt
BALEEN6pt
BANAL5pt
BANALLY7pt
BANANA6pt
BANE1pt
BANYAN6pt
BEAN1pt
BEANBALL8pt
BEEN1pt
ELAN1pt
ENABLE6pt
ENBY1pt
JEAN1pt
JELLYBEAN16pt
JENNY5pt
LANE1pt
LEAN1pt
LEANLY6pt
NAAN1pt
NANA1pt
NANNY5pt
NENE1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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