Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, August 18, 2018

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 18, 2018

AEHKMTC
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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
42
words
188
total points
131
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 188 pts
Genius 131 pts
Amazing 94 pts
Great 75 pts
Nice 47 pts
Solid 28 pts
Good 15 pts
Moving Up 9 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1CHECKMATEMATCHMAKE
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Words by length
16
4-letter
12
5-letter
5
6-letter
6
7-letter
1
8-letter
2
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
6 words
C
12 words
E
3 words
H
5 words
K
1 word
M
7 words
T
8 words
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All 42 words
ACETATE7pt
ACHE1pt
ACME1pt
ATTACH6pt
ATTACHE7pt
ATTACK6pt
CACHE5pt
CACHET6pt
CAKE1pt
CAME1pt
CATCH5pt
CHAT1pt
CHEAT5pt
CHECK5pt
CHECKMATE16pt
CHEEK5pt
CHEETAH7pt
CHEM1pt
EACH1pt
EMCEE5pt
ETCH1pt
HACK1pt
HATCH5pt
HATCHECK8pt
HATCHET7pt
HECK1pt
KETCH5pt
MACE1pt
MACHETE7pt
MACK1pt
MATCH5pt
MATCHA6pt
MATCHMAKE16pt
MECCA5pt
TACET5pt
TACH1pt
TACK1pt
TACT1pt
TEACAKE7pt
TEACH5pt
TECH1pt
THATCH6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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