Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, October 6, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 6, 2026
DEHNOTC
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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
62
words
340
total points
237
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 340 pts
Genius 237 pts
Amazing 170 pts
Great 136 pts
Nice 85 pts
Solid 51 pts
Good 27 pts
Moving Up 17 pts
Good Start 6 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
C
34 words
D
10 words
E
6 words
H
3 words
N
4 words
O
2 words
T
3 words
All 62 words
CEDE1pt
CEDED5pt
CENT1pt
COCOON6pt
COCOONED8pt
CODE1pt
CODED5pt
CODON5pt
COED1pt
COHO1pt
CONCEDE7pt
CONCEDED8pt
CONCH5pt
CONCOCT7pt
CONCOCTED9pt
CONDO5pt
CONDONE7pt
CONDONED8pt
CONE1pt
CONED5pt
CONNECT7pt
CONNECTED9pt
CONNED6pt
CONNOTE7pt
CONNOTED8pt
CONTEND7pt
CONTENDED9pt
CONTENT7pt
CONTENTED9pt
COOED5pt
COOT1pt
COTE1pt
COTTON6pt
COTTONED8pt
DECEDENT8pt
DECENT6pt
DECO1pt
DECOCT6pt
DECOCTED8pt
DECODE6pt
DECODED7pt
DETECT6pt
DETECTED8pt
DOCENT6pt
ECHO1pt
ECHOED6pt
ENCODE6pt
ENCODED7pt
ETCH1pt
ETCHED6pt
HENCE5pt
HONCHO6pt
HOOCH5pt
NEOCON6pt
NONCE5pt
NOTCH5pt
NOTCHED14pt
OCTET5pt
ONCE1pt
TECH1pt
TECHNO6pt
THENCE6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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