Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 21, 2026

ADIPRYL
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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
56
words
244
total points
170
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 244 pts
Genius 170 pts
Amazing 122 pts
Great 97 pts
Nice 61 pts
Solid 36 pts
Good 19 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1LAPIDARYRAPIDLY
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Words by length
22
4-letter
14
5-letter
10
6-letter
5
7-letter
3
8-letter
1
9-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
7 words
D
10 words
I
4 words
L
10 words
P
16 words
R
9 words
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All 56 words
AIRILY6pt
AIRPLAY7pt
ALLAY5pt
ALLY1pt
APPALL6pt
APPLY5pt
ARIL1pt
DAILY5pt
DALLY5pt
DAYLILY7pt
DIAL1pt
DIDDLY6pt
DILL1pt
DILLY5pt
DILLYDALLY10pt
DRILL5pt
DRYLY5pt
IDLY1pt
IDYL1pt
IDYLL5pt
ILLY1pt
LADY1pt
LAID1pt
LAIR1pt
LAPIDARY15pt
LARD1pt
LIAR1pt
LILY1pt
LIPID5pt
LIPPY5pt
LIRA1pt
PAIL1pt
PALAPA6pt
PALL1pt
PALLID6pt
PALLIDLY8pt
PALP1pt
PAPAL5pt
PAPALLY7pt
PAPILLA7pt
PAPILLARY9pt
PARLAY6pt
PIDDLY6pt
PILL1pt
PILLAR6pt
PLAID5pt
PLAY1pt
RADIAL6pt
RADIALLY8pt
RAIL1pt
RALLY5pt
RAPIDLY14pt
RIAL1pt
RILL1pt
RIPPLY6pt
RIYAL5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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