Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, October 26, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 26, 2026

GHINTYL
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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
43
words
245
total points
171
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 245 pts
Genius 171 pts
Amazing 122 pts
Great 98 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

2 words use all 7 letters.

1NIGHTLY
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Words by length
10
4-letter
6
5-letter
8
6-letter
10
7-letter
5
8-letter
2
9-letter
1
10-letter
1
12-letter
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Words by first letter

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

G
7 words
H
7 words
I
1 word
L
11 words
N
5 words
T
12 words
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All 43 words
GIGGLING8pt
GIGGLY6pt
GILL1pt
GILLING7pt
GILT1pt
GLINT5pt
GLINTING8pt
HIGHLIGHT9pt
HIGHLIGHTING12pt
HIGHLY6pt
HILL1pt
HILLING7pt
HILLY5pt
HILT1pt
ILLY1pt
LIGHT5pt
LIGHTING8pt
LIGHTLY7pt
LIGHTNING9pt
LILT1pt
LILTING7pt
LILY1pt
LINING6pt
LINT1pt
LINTY5pt
LYING5pt
NIGGLING8pt
NIGGLY6pt
NIGHTLIGHT10pt
NIGHTLY14pt
NINTHLY7pt
THINLY6pt
TIGHTLY7pt
TILING6pt
TILL1pt
TILLING7pt
TILT1pt
TILTH5pt
TILTING7pt
TINGLING8pt
TINGLY6pt
TINILY6pt
TITLING7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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