Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 13, 2026

AINOPRD
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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
227
total points
158
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 227 pts
Genius 158 pts
Amazing 113 pts
Great 90 pts
Nice 56 pts
Solid 34 pts
Good 18 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1PARANOIDRAINDROP
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Words by length
17
4-letter
18
5-letter
9
6-letter
4
7-letter
3
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
6 words
D
13 words
I
2 words
N
4 words
O
3 words
P
9 words
R
14 words
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All 51 words
ADORN5pt
AIRDROP7pt
ANDIRON7pt
ANDROID7pt
ARDOR5pt
ARID1pt
DARN1pt
DINAR5pt
DINO1pt
DODO1pt
DONOR5pt
DOODAD6pt
DOOR1pt
DORADO6pt
DRAIN5pt
DRIP1pt
DROID5pt
DROOP5pt
DROP1pt
INDOOR6pt
INROAD6pt
NADA1pt
NADIR5pt
NAIAD5pt
NONPAID7pt
ODOR1pt
OPIOID6pt
ORDAIN6pt
PAID1pt
PANDA5pt
PANDAN6pt
PARADROP8pt
PARANOID15pt
PARDON6pt
PODIA5pt
POND1pt
PROD1pt
RADAR5pt
RADIAN6pt
RADII5pt
RADIO5pt
RADON5pt
RAID1pt
RAINDROP15pt
RAND1pt
RANDO5pt
RAPID5pt
RIND1pt
ROAD1pt
RONDO5pt
ROOD1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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