Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, October 17, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 17, 2026
ABLNTUM
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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
33
words
144
total points
100
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 144 pts
Genius 100 pts
Amazing 72 pts
Great 57 pts
Nice 36 pts
Solid 21 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
6 words
B
3 words
L
3 words
M
15 words
N
2 words
T
2 words
U
2 words
All 33 words
ALBUM5pt
ALUM1pt
ALUMNA6pt
AMBULANT15pt
AUTUMN6pt
AUTUMNAL8pt
BALM1pt
BANTAM6pt
BLAM1pt
LAMA1pt
LAMB1pt
LLAMA5pt
MALL1pt
MALT1pt
MAMA1pt
MAMBA5pt
MAMMA5pt
MAMMAL6pt
MANNA5pt
MANTA5pt
MANUAL6pt
MAUL1pt
MULL1pt
MUTANT6pt
MUTT1pt
MUTUAL6pt
MUUMUU6pt
NUMB1pt
NUMBAT6pt
TANTALUM8pt
TUMULT6pt
UMLAUT6pt
UNMAN5pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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