Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, September 27, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 27, 2026

DEILNUF
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams5 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
78
words
431
total points
301
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 431 pts
Genius 301 pts
Amazing 215 pts
Great 172 pts
Nice 107 pts
Solid 64 pts
Good 34 pts
Moving Up 21 pts
Good Start 8 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

5 words use all 7 letters.

1NULLIFIEDUNFILEDUNFILLEDUNFULFILLED
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Words by length
20
4-letter
11
5-letter
21
6-letter
14
7-letter
7
8-letter
3
9-letter
1
10-letter
1
11-letter
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Words by first letter

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

D
13 words
E
2 words
F
45 words
I
4 words
L
4 words
N
2 words
U
8 words
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All 78 words
DEFEND6pt
DEFENDED8pt
DEFIED6pt
DEFILE6pt
DEFILED7pt
DEFINE6pt
DEFINED7pt
DEFUND6pt
DEFUNDED8pt
DEIFIED7pt
DUFF1pt
DUFFEL6pt
DUFFLE6pt
EDIFIED7pt
ELFIN5pt
FEED1pt
FEEL1pt
FELID5pt
FELINE6pt
FELL1pt
FELLED6pt
FEND1pt
FENDED6pt
FENNEL6pt
FEUD1pt
FEUDED6pt
FIDDLE6pt
FIDDLED7pt
FIEF1pt
FIELD5pt
FIELDED7pt
FIEND5pt
FIFE1pt
FIFED5pt
FILE1pt
FILED5pt
FILL1pt
FILLED6pt
FIND1pt
FINE1pt
FINED5pt
FINNED6pt
FLED1pt
FLEE1pt
FLIED5pt
FLUE1pt
FLUFF5pt
FLUFFED7pt
FLUID5pt
FUDDLE6pt
FUDDLED7pt
FUEL1pt
FUELED6pt
FULFILL7pt
FULFILLED9pt
FULL1pt
FUND1pt
FUNDED6pt
FUNNEL6pt
FUNNELED8pt
INFIDEL7pt
INFIELD7pt
INFILL6pt
INFILLED8pt
LIFE1pt
LIFELINE8pt
LUFF1pt
LUFFED6pt
NEEDFUL7pt
NULLIFIED16pt
UNDEFENDED10pt
UNDEFINED9pt
UNFED5pt
UNFILED14pt
UNFILLED15pt
UNFULFILLED18pt
UNFUNDED8pt
UNIFIED7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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