Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, October 9, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 9, 2026
EGILNTY
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams5 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
37
words
224
total points
156
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 224 pts
Genius 156 pts
Amazing 112 pts
Great 89 pts
Nice 56 pts
Solid 33 pts
Good 17 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by length
8
4-letter
11
5-letter
10
6-letter
2
7-letter
1
8-letter
3
9-letter
1
11-letter
1
13-letter
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
E
7 words
G
3 words
I
4 words
L
6 words
N
5 words
T
7 words
Y
5 words
All 37 words
EELY1pt
EGGY1pt
ELEGY5pt
ENTITY6pt
EYEING6pt
EYELET6pt
EYING5pt
GENTILITY16pt
GENTLY6pt
GIGGLY6pt
ILLY1pt
INTELLIGENTLY20pt
INTENTLY8pt
ITTY1pt
LEGGY5pt
LENIENTLY9pt
LENITY6pt
LILY1pt
LINTY5pt
LYING5pt
NEGLIGENTLY18pt
NETTY5pt
NIGGLY6pt
NINETY6pt
NINNY5pt
TEENY5pt
TELLINGLY16pt
TINGLY6pt
TINILY6pt
TINNY5pt
TINY1pt
TYING5pt
YELL1pt
YELLING7pt
YENNING7pt
YENTE5pt
YETI1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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