Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, October 8, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 8, 2026
ACEHIMN
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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
60
words
289
total points
202
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 289 pts
Genius 202 pts
Amazing 144 pts
Great 115 pts
Nice 72 pts
Solid 43 pts
Good 23 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
6 words
C
11 words
E
5 words
H
5 words
I
6 words
M
18 words
N
9 words
All 60 words
ACNE1pt
AMEN1pt
ANEMIA6pt
ANEMIC6pt
ANIMA5pt
ANIME5pt
CAIMAN6pt
CANCAN6pt
CANE1pt
CANINE6pt
CANNA5pt
CHAIN5pt
CHANCE6pt
CHIN1pt
CHINA5pt
CINCH5pt
CINEMA6pt
ECHINACEA9pt
EMINENCE8pt
ENCHAIN7pt
ENEMA5pt
ENHANCE7pt
HEINIE6pt
HENCE5pt
HENCHMAN8pt
HENCHMEN8pt
HENNA5pt
ICEMAN6pt
ICEMEN6pt
IMMINENCE9pt
INANE5pt
INCH1pt
INNIE5pt
MACHINE14pt
MAIN1pt
MANE1pt
MANIA5pt
MANIAC6pt
MANIC5pt
MANNA5pt
MEAN1pt
MEANIE6pt
MECHANIC15pt
MENACE6pt
MIEN1pt
MINCE5pt
MINE1pt
MINI1pt
MINICAM7pt
MINIM5pt
MINIMA6pt
NAAN1pt
NAME1pt
NANA1pt
NENE1pt
NIACIN6pt
NICE1pt
NICHE5pt
NIECE5pt
NINE1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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