Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, December 9, 2021

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 9, 2021

DEHLNUC
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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
32
words
180
total points
125
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 180 pts
Genius 125 pts
Amazing 90 pts
Great 72 pts
Nice 45 pts
Solid 27 pts
Good 14 pts
Moving Up 9 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1LUNCHEDUNCLENCHED
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Words by length
6
4-letter
10
5-letter
7
6-letter
6
7-letter
2
8-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

C
14 words
D
4 words
E
3 words
H
3 words
L
5 words
U
3 words
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All 32 words
CEDE1pt
CEDED5pt
CELL1pt
CELLED6pt
CELLULE7pt
CLENCH6pt
CLENCHED8pt
CLUE1pt
CLUED5pt
CUDDLE6pt
CUDDLED7pt
CUED1pt
CULL1pt
CULLED6pt
DEDUCE6pt
DEDUCED7pt
DEUCE5pt
DUNCE5pt
EDUCE5pt
EDUCED6pt
EUNUCH6pt
HENCE5pt
HUNCH5pt
HUNCHED7pt
LECH1pt
LEECH5pt
LEECHED7pt
LUNCH5pt
LUNCHED14pt
UNCLE5pt
UNCLENCH8pt
UNCLENCHED17pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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