Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, August 23, 2020

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 23, 2020

ACDFRTI
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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
50
words
255
total points
178
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 255 pts
Genius 178 pts
Amazing 127 pts
Great 102 pts
Nice 63 pts
Solid 38 pts
Good 20 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1DIFFRACT
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Words by length
11
4-letter
15
5-letter
14
6-letter
3
7-letter
6
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.

A
17 words
C
7 words
D
7 words
F
4 words
R
7 words
T
8 words
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All 50 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACID1pt
ACIDIC6pt
ACRID5pt
ADDICT6pt
ADRIFT6pt
AFFAIR6pt
AFRAID6pt
AIRCRAFT8pt
ARCADIA7pt
ARCTIC6pt
ARIA1pt
ARID1pt
ARTIFACT8pt
ATRIA5pt
ATTIC5pt
CACTI5pt
CARDIAC7pt
CICADA6pt
CIRCA5pt
CIRRI5pt
CITRIC6pt
CRITIC6pt
DIACRITIC9pt
DICTA5pt
DIDACT6pt
DIDACTIC8pt
DIFFRACT15pt
DIRT1pt
DRIFT5pt
FAIR1pt
FIAT1pt
FRIAR5pt
FRITTATA8pt
RADII5pt
RAFFIA6pt
RAID1pt
RAITA5pt
RIFF1pt
RIFFRAFF8pt
RIFT1pt
TACIT5pt
TACTIC6pt
TARIFF6pt
TIARA5pt
TIFF1pt
TRAFFIC7pt
TRAIT5pt
TRIAD5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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