Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, August 21, 2018

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 21, 2018

CEIPTVN
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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
48
words
233
total points
163
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 233 pts
Genius 163 pts
Amazing 116 pts
Great 93 pts
Nice 58 pts
Solid 34 pts
Good 18 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1INCEPTIVE
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Words by length
17
4-letter
7
5-letter
11
6-letter
4
7-letter
2
8-letter
6
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.

C
1 word
E
6 words
I
13 words
N
7 words
P
10 words
T
8 words
V
3 words
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All 48 words
CENT1pt
ENTENTE7pt
ENTICE6pt
EPICENE7pt
EVEN1pt
EVENT5pt
EVINCE6pt
INCENTIVE9pt
INCEPT6pt
INCEPTIVE16pt
INCIPIENCE10pt
INCIPIENT9pt
INCITE6pt
INEPT5pt
INTENT6pt
INVECTIVE9pt
INVENT6pt
INVENTIVE9pt
INVITE6pt
INVITEE7pt
NENE1pt
NICE1pt
NIECE5pt
NINE1pt
NINEPIN7pt
NINETEEN8pt
NITE1pt
PECTIN6pt
PEEN1pt
PENCE5pt
PENITENCE9pt
PENITENT8pt
PENNE5pt
PENT1pt
PICNIC6pt
PINE1pt
PINT1pt
TEEN1pt
TENET5pt
TENPIN6pt
TENT1pt
TIEPIN6pt
TINCT5pt
TINE1pt
TINT1pt
VEIN1pt
VENT1pt
VINE1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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