Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 20, 2026

CIKMNUH
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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
18
words
79
total points
55
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 79 pts
Genius 55 pts
Amazing 39 pts
Great 31 pts
Nice 19 pts
Solid 11 pts
Good 6 pts
Moving Up 3 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1MUNCHKIN
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Words by length
7
4-letter
6
5-letter
2
6-letter
1
7-letter
2
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

C
8 words
H
3 words
I
1 word
K
1 word
M
3 words
N
2 words
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All 18 words
CHIC1pt
CHICHI6pt
CHICK5pt
CHIN1pt
CHUCK5pt
CHUM1pt
CHUNK5pt
CINCH5pt
HICK1pt
HUNCH5pt
HUNK1pt
INCH1pt
KIMCHI6pt
MUCH1pt
MUNCH5pt
MUNCHKIN15pt
NUNCHUCK8pt
NUNCHUK7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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