Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, August 16, 2020

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 16, 2020

CFILNUA
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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
225
total points
157
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 225 pts
Genius 157 pts
Amazing 112 pts
Great 90 pts
Nice 56 pts
Solid 33 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.

1FANCIFUL
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Words by length
19
4-letter
12
5-letter
14
6-letter
3
7-letter
2
8-letter
2
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
8 words
C
14 words
F
14 words
I
1 word
L
9 words
N
5 words
U
1 word
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All 52 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ALFALFA7pt
ANAL1pt
ANNAL5pt
ANNUAL6pt
ANNUL5pt
ANNULI6pt
CALCULI7pt
CALF1pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CANAL5pt
CANCAN6pt
CANFUL6pt
CANNA5pt
CANNULA7pt
CAUL1pt
CILIA5pt
CLAN1pt
CLINICAL8pt
CLINICIAN9pt
FACIAL6pt
FAIL1pt
FALL1pt
FANCIFUL15pt
FANFIC6pt
FAUN1pt
FAUNA5pt
FAUNAL6pt
FILIAL6pt
FINAL5pt
FINANCIAL9pt
FINIAL6pt
FLAIL5pt
FLAN1pt
ILIAC5pt
LACUNA6pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LAIN1pt
LANAI5pt
LILAC5pt
LUAU1pt
LUNA1pt
LUNULA6pt
NAAN1pt
NAIF1pt
NAIL1pt
NANA1pt
NIACIN6pt
ULNA1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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