Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, October 3, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 3, 2026
ABCHLNI
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
46
words
233
total points
163
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 233 pts
Genius 163 pts
Amazing 116 pts
Great 93 pts
Nice 58 pts
Solid 34 pts
Good 18 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by length
14
4-letter
15
5-letter
7
6-letter
2
7-letter
4
8-letter
1
9-letter
1
10-letter
1
11-letter
1
12-letter
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
4 words
B
9 words
C
19 words
H
3 words
I
2 words
L
7 words
N
2 words
All 46 words
ABACI5pt
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ALIBI5pt
BACCHANALIA18pt
BACCHANALIAN19pt
BACILLI7pt
BAIL1pt
BIBLICAL8pt
BILABIAL8pt
BILL1pt
BLIN1pt
BLINI5pt
CABIN5pt
CANNIBAL8pt
CHAI1pt
CHAIN5pt
CHIA1pt
CHIC1pt
CHICA5pt
CHICHI6pt
CHILI5pt
CHILL5pt
CHIN1pt
CHINA5pt
CHINCHILLA10pt
CILIA5pt
CINCH5pt
CLINCH6pt
CLINIC6pt
CLINICAL8pt
CLINICIAN9pt
HAIL1pt
HIBACHI7pt
HILL1pt
ILIAC5pt
INCH1pt
LABIA5pt
LABIAL6pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LAIN1pt
LANAI5pt
LILAC5pt
NAIL1pt
NIACIN6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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