Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, August 22, 2020

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 22, 2020

BCDEOYT
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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
31
words
138
total points
96
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 138 pts
Genius 96 pts
Amazing 69 pts
Great 55 pts
Nice 34 pts
Solid 20 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1BOYCOTTED
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Words by length
11
4-letter
8
5-letter
8
6-letter
1
7-letter
2
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.

B
8 words
C
3 words
D
9 words
O
2 words
T
9 words
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All 31 words
BEET1pt
BOOT1pt
BOOTED6pt
BOOTEE6pt
BOOTY5pt
BOYCOTT7pt
BOYCOTTED16pt
BYTE1pt
COOT1pt
COTE1pt
COYOTE6pt
DEBT1pt
DECOCT6pt
DECOCTED8pt
DETECT6pt
DETECTED8pt
DOTE1pt
DOTED5pt
DOTTED6pt
DOTTY5pt
OCTET5pt
OOCYTE6pt
TEDDY5pt
TEED1pt
TODDY5pt
TOED1pt
TOOT1pt
TOOTED6pt
TOTE1pt
TOTED5pt
TOYED5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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