Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, October 17, 2021
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 17, 2021
CDEINTU
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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
56
words
310
total points
217
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 310 pts
Genius 217 pts
Amazing 155 pts
Great 124 pts
Nice 77 pts
Solid 46 pts
Good 24 pts
Moving Up 15 pts
Good Start 6 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
C
3 words
D
16 words
E
6 words
I
7 words
N
2 words
T
7 words
U
15 words
All 56 words
CUED1pt
CUTE1pt
CUTIE5pt
DEDUCE6pt
DEDUCED7pt
DEDUCT6pt
DEDUCTED8pt
DENUDE6pt
DENUDED7pt
DEUCE5pt
DUCT1pt
DUCTED6pt
DUDE1pt
DUDED5pt
DUET1pt
DUETTED7pt
DUNCE5pt
DUNE1pt
DUNNED6pt
EDUCE5pt
EDUCED6pt
ENDUE5pt
ENDUED6pt
ENNUI5pt
ETUDE5pt
INDUCE6pt
INDUCED7pt
INDUCT6pt
INDUCTED15pt
INDUCTEE15pt
INTUIT6pt
INTUITED8pt
NUDE1pt
NUDIE5pt
TUNE1pt
TUNED5pt
TUNIC5pt
TUTEE5pt
TUTTED6pt
TUTTI5pt
TUTU1pt
UNCUT5pt
UNDECIDED9pt
UNDETECTED10pt
UNDID5pt
UNDUE5pt
UNEDITED8pt
UNINTENDED10pt
UNIT1pt
UNITE5pt
UNITED6pt
UNNEEDED8pt
UNTIE5pt
UNTIED6pt
UNTUNE6pt
UNTUNED7pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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