Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, November 5, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — November 5, 2026

GINOTVP
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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
42
words
249
total points
174
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 249 pts
Genius 174 pts
Amazing 124 pts
Great 99 pts
Nice 62 pts
Solid 37 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.

1PIVOTING
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Words by length
7
4-letter
6
5-letter
9
6-letter
14
7-letter
3
8-letter
2
9-letter
1
11-letter
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Words by first letter

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

G
1 word
N
1 word
O
5 words
P
30 words
T
5 words
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All 42 words
GOOP1pt
NIPPING7pt
OPINING7pt
OPINION7pt
OPTING6pt
OPTION6pt
OPTIONING9pt
PIGGING7pt
PING1pt
PINGING7pt
PINING6pt
PINION6pt
PINIONING9pt
PINNING7pt
PINOT5pt
PINPOINT8pt
PINPOINTING11pt
PINT1pt
PINTO5pt
PIPING6pt
PIPIT5pt
PIPPIN6pt
PITON5pt
PITTING7pt
PIVOT5pt
PIVOTING15pt
POGO1pt
POGOING7pt
POINT5pt
POINTING8pt
PONG1pt
PONTOON7pt
POOP1pt
POOPING7pt
POPPING7pt
POTION6pt
POTTING7pt
TIPI1pt
TIPPING7pt
TIPTOP6pt
TOPING6pt
TOPPING7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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