Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, October 20, 2018
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 20, 2018
ABCLNRI
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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
60
words
297
total points
207
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 297 pts
Genius 207 pts
Amazing 148 pts
Great 118 pts
Nice 74 pts
Solid 44 pts
Good 23 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
8 words
B
14 words
C
13 words
I
1 word
L
11 words
N
2 words
R
11 words
All 60 words
ABACI5pt
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
AIRBALL7pt
ALIBI5pt
ARABICA7pt
ARIA1pt
ARIL1pt
BACILLI7pt
BAIL1pt
BARBARIAN9pt
BARBARIC8pt
BIBLICAL8pt
BICARB6pt
BILABIAL8pt
BILL1pt
BIRACIAL8pt
BLIN1pt
BLINI5pt
BRAIN5pt
BRAINIAC8pt
BRIAR5pt
CABIN5pt
CAIRN5pt
CANNIBAL8pt
CILIA5pt
CINNABAR8pt
CIRCA5pt
CIRRI5pt
CLINIC6pt
CLINICAL8pt
CLINICIAN9pt
CRANIA6pt
CRANIAL7pt
CRIB1pt
ILIAC5pt
LABIA5pt
LABIAL6pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LAIN1pt
LAIR1pt
LANAI5pt
LIAR1pt
LIBRARIAN9pt
LILAC5pt
LIRA1pt
NAIL1pt
NIACIN6pt
RABBI5pt
RABBINIC8pt
RABBINICAL17pt
RACIAL6pt
RAIL1pt
RAILCAR7pt
RAIN1pt
RANI1pt
RIAL1pt
RICIN5pt
RILL1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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