Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, December 16, 2018

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 16, 2018

AFIMPYL
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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
52
words
207
total points
144
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 207 pts
Genius 144 pts
Amazing 103 pts
Great 82 pts
Nice 51 pts
Solid 31 pts
Good 16 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1AMPLIFY
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Words by length
22
4-letter
12
5-letter
11
6-letter
4
7-letter
3
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
8 words
F
18 words
I
3 words
L
7 words
M
5 words
P
11 words
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All 52 words
ALFALFA7pt
ALLAY5pt
ALLY1pt
AMPLIFY14pt
AMPLY5pt
AMYL1pt
APPALL6pt
APPLY5pt
FAIL1pt
FALL1pt
FAMILIAL8pt
FAMILY6pt
FILIAL6pt
FILIALLY8pt
FILL1pt
FILLIP6pt
FILLY5pt
FILM1pt
FILMY5pt
FLAIL5pt
FLAP1pt
FLAPPY6pt
FLAY1pt
FLIMFLAM8pt
FLIP1pt
FLIPPY6pt
ILLY1pt
IMPALA6pt
IMPLY5pt
LAMA1pt
LAMP1pt
LILY1pt
LIMP1pt
LIMPLY6pt
LIPPY5pt
LLAMA5pt
MAIL1pt
MALL1pt
MAMMAL6pt
MAYFLY6pt
MILL1pt
PAIL1pt
PALL1pt
PALM1pt
PALMY5pt
PAPAL5pt
PAPALLY7pt
PAPILLA7pt
PILAF5pt
PILL1pt
PIMPLY6pt
PLAY1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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