Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, September 20, 2018

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 20, 2018

CILPTXE
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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
59
words
276
total points
193
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 276 pts
Genius 193 pts
Amazing 138 pts
Great 110 pts
Nice 69 pts
Solid 41 pts
Good 22 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1EXPLICIT
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Words by length
18
4-letter
15
5-letter
15
6-letter
3
7-letter
7
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.

C
3 words
E
21 words
I
2 words
L
3 words
P
17 words
T
13 words
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All 59 words
CELL1pt
CELLI5pt
CITE1pt
ECLECTIC8pt
ECLIPTIC8pt
ELECT5pt
ELECTEE7pt
ELICIT6pt
ELITE5pt
ELLIPTIC8pt
EPEE1pt
EPIC1pt
EPILEPTIC9pt
EXCEL5pt
EXCEPT6pt
EXCITE6pt
EXEC1pt
EXILE5pt
EXILIC6pt
EXIT1pt
EXPECT6pt
EXPEL5pt
EXPELLEE8pt
EXPLICIT15pt
ICICLE6pt
ILEX1pt
LICE1pt
LITE1pt
LITTLE6pt
PECTIC6pt
PEEL1pt
PEEP1pt
PELLET6pt
PELLICLE8pt
PELT1pt
PEPTIC6pt
PETIT5pt
PETITE6pt
PIECE5pt
PILE1pt
PIPE1pt
PIPET5pt
PIPETTE7pt
PIXEL5pt
PIXIE5pt
PLIE1pt
TEEPEE6pt
TELETEXT8pt
TELEX5pt
TELIC5pt
TELL1pt
TEPEE5pt
TEXT1pt
TEXTILE7pt
TILE1pt
TIPPET6pt
TIPPLE6pt
TITLE5pt
TITTLE6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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