Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, October 4, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 4, 2026

HINOPWG
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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
51
words
304
total points
212
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 304 pts
Genius 212 pts
Amazing 152 pts
Great 121 pts
Nice 76 pts
Solid 45 pts
Good 24 pts
Moving Up 15 pts
Good Start 6 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1WHOOPINGWHOPPING
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Words by length
10
4-letter
2
5-letter
11
6-letter
22
7-letter
4
8-letter
2
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

G
9 words
H
7 words
I
1 word
N
3 words
O
4 words
P
13 words
W
14 words
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All 51 words
GIGGING7pt
GINNING7pt
GOING5pt
GONG1pt
GONGING7pt
GOON1pt
GOOP1pt
GOWN1pt
GOWNING7pt
HIGH1pt
HINGING7pt
HOGGING7pt
HONING6pt
HOOPING7pt
HOPING6pt
HOPPING7pt
INNING6pt
NIGH1pt
NIPPING7pt
NOGGIN6pt
ONGOING7pt
OPINING7pt
OWING5pt
OWNING6pt
PHONING7pt
PIGGING7pt
PING1pt
PINGING7pt
PINING6pt
PINIONING9pt
PINNING7pt
PIPING6pt
POGO1pt
POGOING7pt
PONG1pt
POOPING7pt
POPPING7pt
WHINGING8pt
WHINING7pt
WHIPPING8pt
WHOOPING15pt
WHOPPING15pt
WIGGING7pt
WING1pt
WINGING7pt
WINING6pt
WINNING7pt
WINNOWING9pt
WIPING6pt
WOOING6pt
WOWING6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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