Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, October 5, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 5, 2026

AILORTV
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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
24
words
125
total points
87
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 125 pts
Genius 87 pts
Amazing 62 pts
Great 50 pts
Nice 31 pts
Solid 18 pts
Good 10 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1VIOLATOR
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Words by length
5
4-letter
9
5-letter
3
6-letter
6
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.

A
4 words
L
3 words
O
1 word
R
2 words
T
3 words
V
11 words
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All 24 words
ARRIVAL7pt
AVAIL5pt
AVATAR6pt
AVIATOR7pt
LARVA5pt
LARVAL6pt
LAVA1pt
OVAL1pt
RAVIOLI7pt
RIVAL5pt
TRAVAIL7pt
TRIVIA6pt
TRIVIAL7pt
VALOR5pt
VIAL1pt
VILLA5pt
VIOL1pt
VIOLA5pt
VIOLATOR15pt
VIRAL5pt
VITAL5pt
VITRIOL7pt
VOILA5pt
VOLT1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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