Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, October 2, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 2, 2026

AILMNPT
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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
56
words
257
total points
179
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 257 pts
Genius 179 pts
Amazing 128 pts
Great 102 pts
Nice 64 pts
Solid 38 pts
Good 20 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1IMPLANT
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Words by length
20
4-letter
11
5-letter
9
6-letter
9
7-letter
6
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.

A
4 words
I
3 words
L
4 words
M
9 words
N
2 words
P
17 words
T
17 words
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All 56 words
ALIT1pt
ANTI1pt
ATILT5pt
ATTAIN6pt
IMPLANT14pt
INAPT5pt
INITIAL7pt
LANTANA7pt
LILT1pt
LIMIT5pt
LINT1pt
MAINTAIN8pt
MALT1pt
MANTA5pt
MANTILLA8pt
MILITANT8pt
MILITIA7pt
MILITIAMAN10pt
MINT1pt
MITT1pt
NATAL5pt
NATANT6pt
PAINT5pt
PALATAL7pt
PALATIAL8pt
PANT1pt
PATINA6pt
PINATA6pt
PINT1pt
PINTAIL7pt
PIPIT5pt
PITA1pt
PITAPAT7pt
PLAINT6pt
PLAIT5pt
PLANT5pt
PLANTAIN8pt
PLAT1pt
PLIANT6pt
TAIL1pt
TAILLAMP8pt
TAINT5pt
TALI1pt
TALL1pt
TALLIT6pt
TAMP1pt
TANNIN6pt
TAPA1pt
TATAMI6pt
TILAPIA7pt
TILL1pt
TILT1pt
TIMPANI7pt
TINT1pt
TIPI1pt
TITAN5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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