Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, September 26, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 26, 2026

CHIMRUO
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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
30
words
140
total points
98
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 140 pts
Genius 98 pts
Amazing 70 pts
Great 56 pts
Nice 35 pts
Solid 21 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1CHROMIUM
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Words by length
7
4-letter
15
5-letter
6
6-letter
1
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.

C
12 words
H
4 words
I
1 word
M
7 words
O
2 words
R
4 words
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All 30 words
CHOIR5pt
CHROMIUM15pt
CHURRO6pt
COCCI5pt
COHO1pt
COIR1pt
COMIC5pt
COUCH5pt
CROC1pt
CROCI5pt
CROUCH6pt
CURIO5pt
HOOCH5pt
HORROR6pt
HOUR1pt
HUMOR5pt
ICHOR5pt
MICRO5pt
MIRROR6pt
MOCHI5pt
MOOCH5pt
MOOR1pt
MOROCCO7pt
MUCHO5pt
OCCUR5pt
OUCH1pt
ROCOCO6pt
ROMCOM6pt
ROOM1pt
RUMOR5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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