Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, October 28, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 28, 2026

BDEGLOI
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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
71
words
355
total points
248
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 355 pts
Genius 248 pts
Amazing 177 pts
Great 142 pts
Nice 88 pts
Solid 53 pts
Good 28 pts
Moving Up 17 pts
Good Start 7 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1OBLIGED
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Words by length
15
4-letter
20
5-letter
23
6-letter
10
7-letter
2
8-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

B
18 words
D
11 words
E
5 words
G
16 words
I
6 words
L
9 words
O
6 words
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All 71 words
BEIGE5pt
BELIE5pt
BELIED6pt
BELLIED7pt
BIBLE5pt
BIDE1pt
BIDED5pt
BIGGIE6pt
BILE1pt
BILGE5pt
BILL1pt
BILLED6pt
BLOODIED8pt
BODIED6pt
BOIL1pt
BOILED6pt
BOOGIE6pt
BOOGIED7pt
DELI1pt
DIDDLE6pt
DIDDLED7pt
DIED1pt
DILDO5pt
DILL1pt
DIODE5pt
DOGGIE6pt
DOGIE5pt
DOLLIED7pt
DOOBIE6pt
EDDIED6pt
EDIBLE6pt
ELIDE5pt
ELIDED6pt
ELIGIBLE8pt
GELID5pt
GEOID5pt
GIBE1pt
GIBED5pt
GIGGED6pt
GIGGLE6pt
GIGGLED7pt
GIGOLO6pt
GILD1pt
GILDED6pt
GILL1pt
GILLED6pt
GLIB1pt
GLIDE5pt
GLIDED6pt
GOODIE6pt
IDLE1pt
IDLED5pt
IDOL1pt
IGLOO5pt
ILLEGIBLE9pt
IODIDE6pt
LEGIBLE7pt
LIBEL5pt
LIBELED7pt
LIBELEE7pt
LIBIDO6pt
LIDDED6pt
LIED1pt
LIEGE5pt
LOBBIED7pt
OBLIGE6pt
OBLIGED14pt
OILED5pt
OLDIE5pt
OLIO1pt
OLLIE5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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