Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, October 18, 2018
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 18, 2018
CEHILNP
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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
35
words
189
total points
132
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 189 pts
Genius 132 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
Words by length
13
4-letter
5
5-letter
5
6-letter
2
7-letter
4
8-letter
2
9-letter
2
10-letter
1
11-letter
1
12-letter
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
C
4 words
E
3 words
H
3 words
I
1 word
L
1 word
N
2 words
P
21 words
All 35 words
CHEEP5pt
CHIP1pt
CINEPHILE16pt
CLIP1pt
EPEE1pt
EPIC1pt
EPICENE7pt
HELP1pt
HELPLINE8pt
HIPPIE6pt
INCIPIENCE10pt
LINCHPIN8pt
NINEPIN7pt
NIPPLE6pt
PEEL1pt
PEEN1pt
PEEP1pt
PELLICLE8pt
PENCE5pt
PENCIL6pt
PENICILLIN10pt
PENILE6pt
PENNE5pt
PHILHELLENE11pt
PHILHELLENIC19pt
PHILIPPIC9pt
PICNIC6pt
PIECE5pt
PILE1pt
PILL1pt
PINCH5pt
PINE1pt
PIPE1pt
PIPELINE8pt
PLIE1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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