Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 22, 2026

EIOQUXN
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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
18
words
78
total points
54
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 78 pts
Genius 54 pts
Amazing 39 pts
Great 31 pts
Nice 19 pts
Solid 11 pts
Good 6 pts
Moving Up 3 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1EQUINOX
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Words by length
7
4-letter
6
5-letter
2
6-letter
2
7-letter
1
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

E
3 words
I
1 word
N
7 words
O
2 words
Q
2 words
U
2 words
X
1 word
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All 18 words
ENNUI5pt
EQUINE6pt
EQUINOX14pt
INNIE5pt
NENE1pt
NEON1pt
NINE1pt
NONE1pt
NONUNION8pt
NOON1pt
NOUN1pt
ONION5pt
OXEN1pt
QUEEN5pt
QUININE7pt
UNION5pt
UNIQUE6pt
XENON5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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