Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 23, 2026

DGLNYZI
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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
224
total points
156
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 224 pts
Genius 156 pts
Amazing 112 pts
Great 89 pts
Nice 56 pts
Solid 33 pts
Good 17 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1DIZZYINGLY
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Words by length
9
4-letter
9
5-letter
6
6-letter
11
7-letter
5
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.

D
14 words
G
12 words
I
6 words
L
3 words
N
2 words
Z
4 words
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All 41 words
DIDDLING8pt
DIDDLY6pt
DIGGING7pt
DILL1pt
DILLY5pt
DING1pt
DINGING7pt
DINGY5pt
DINING6pt
DIZZILY7pt
DIZZY5pt
DIZZYING8pt
DIZZYINGLY17pt
DYING5pt
GIDDILY7pt
GIDDY5pt
GIDDYING8pt
GIGGING7pt
GIGGLING8pt
GIGGLY6pt
GILD1pt
GILDING7pt
GILL1pt
GILLING7pt
GINNING7pt
GLIDING7pt
IDLING6pt
IDLY1pt
IDYL1pt
IDYLL5pt
ILLY1pt
INNING6pt
LILY1pt
LINING6pt
LYING5pt
NIGGLING8pt
NINNY5pt
ZIGGING7pt
ZING1pt
ZINGING7pt
ZINGY5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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