Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, August 28, 2021

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 28, 2021

DEFGNYI
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams4 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
72
words
431
total points
301
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 431 pts
Genius 301 pts
Amazing 215 pts
Great 172 pts
Nice 107 pts
Solid 64 pts
Good 34 pts
Moving Up 21 pts
Good Start 8 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

4 words use all 7 letters.

1DEFYINGDEIFYINGEDIFYING
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Words by length
9
4-letter
17
5-letter
19
6-letter
18
7-letter
6
8-letter
2
9-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

D
29 words
E
12 words
F
16 words
G
5 words
I
6 words
N
3 words
Y
1 word
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All 72 words
DEEDING7pt
DEFENDING9pt
DEFIED6pt
DEFINE6pt
DEFINED7pt
DEFINING8pt
DEFYING14pt
DEIFIED7pt
DEIFY5pt
DEIFYING15pt
DEIGN5pt
DEIGNED7pt
DEIGNING8pt
DENIED6pt
DENYING7pt
DIED1pt
DIGGING7pt
DIGNIFIED9pt
DIGNIFY7pt
DIGNIFYING10pt
DINE1pt
DINED5pt
DING1pt
DINGED6pt
DINGING7pt
DINGY5pt
DINING6pt
DYEING6pt
DYING5pt
EDDIED6pt
EDDYING7pt
EDGING6pt
EDIFIED7pt
EDIFY5pt
EDIFYING15pt
EFFIGY6pt
EGGING6pt
ENDING6pt
ENGINE6pt
EYEING6pt
EYING5pt
FEEDING7pt
FEIGN5pt
FEIGNED7pt
FEIGNING8pt
FENDING7pt
FIEF1pt
FIEND5pt
FIFE1pt
FIFED5pt
FIFING6pt
FIND1pt
FINDING7pt
FINE1pt
FINED5pt
FINING6pt
FINNED6pt
GENIE5pt
GENII5pt
GIDDY5pt
GINNED6pt
GINNING7pt
IFFY1pt
INDEED6pt
INDIE5pt
INDIGENE8pt
INNIE5pt
INNING6pt
NEEDING7pt
NINE1pt
NINNY5pt
YENNING7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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