Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, August 17, 2021
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 17, 2021
ABEILNP
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
62
words
271
total points
189
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 271 pts
Genius 189 pts
Amazing 135 pts
Great 108 pts
Nice 67 pts
Solid 40 pts
Good 21 pts
Moving Up 13 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
4 words
E
1 word
L
2 words
N
4 words
P
43 words
All 62 words
ALPINE6pt
APIAN5pt
APNEA5pt
APPALL6pt
APPEAL6pt
APPEALABLE10pt
APPELLEE8pt
APPLE5pt
BEEP1pt
BIPLANE14pt
BLEEP5pt
BLIP1pt
EPEE1pt
LAPEL5pt
LEAP1pt
NAPE1pt
NEAP1pt
NINEPIN7pt
NIPPLE6pt
PAEAN5pt
PAELLA6pt
PAIL1pt
PAIN1pt
PALAPA6pt
PALE1pt
PALL1pt
PALP1pt
PALPABLE8pt
PANE1pt
PANEL5pt
PANINI6pt
PAPA1pt
PAPAL5pt
PAPILLA7pt
PAPILLAE8pt
PEAL1pt
PEBBLE6pt
PEEL1pt
PEELABLE8pt
PEEN1pt
PEEP1pt
PENAL5pt
PENILE6pt
PENNE5pt
PILE1pt
PILL1pt
PINBALL7pt
PINE1pt
PINEAPPLE9pt
PIPE1pt
PIPELINE8pt
PIPPIN6pt
PLAIN5pt
PLAN1pt
PLANE5pt
PLEA1pt
PLEB1pt
PLEBE5pt
PLEBEIAN15pt
PLENA5pt
PLIABLE7pt
PLIE1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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