Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, December 16, 2021
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 16, 2021
AEGILNC
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams9 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
68
words
453
total points
317
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 453 pts
Genius 317 pts
Amazing 226 pts
Great 181 pts
Nice 113 pts
Solid 67 pts
Good 36 pts
Moving Up 22 pts
Good Start 9 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Pangrams
9 words use all 7 letters.
0ALLEGIANCEANGELICANGELICACANCELINGCANCELLINGCLEANINGENLACINGINELEGANCE
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
8 words
C
31 words
E
6 words
G
4 words
I
6 words
L
9 words
N
4 words
All 68 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACING5pt
ACNE1pt
ALLEGIANCE17pt
ALLIANCE8pt
ANGELIC14pt
ANGELICA15pt
CAGE1pt
CAGING6pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALLING7pt
CANAL5pt
CANCAN6pt
CANCEL6pt
CANCELING16pt
CANCELLING17pt
CANE1pt
CANINE6pt
CANING6pt
CANNA5pt
CANNELLINI10pt
CANNING7pt
CEILING7pt
CELIAC6pt
CELL1pt
CELLI5pt
CILIA5pt
CLAN1pt
CLANG5pt
CLANGING8pt
CLEAN5pt
CLEANING15pt
CLING5pt
CLINGING8pt
CLINIC6pt
CLINICAL8pt
CLINICIAN9pt
ELEGANCE8pt
ELEGIAC7pt
ENCAGE6pt
ENCAGING8pt
ENLACE6pt
ENLACING15pt
GLACE5pt
GLACIAL7pt
GLANCE6pt
GLANCING8pt
ICICLE6pt
ICING5pt
ILIAC5pt
INCLINE7pt
INCLINING9pt
INELEGANCE17pt
LACE1pt
LACING6pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LANCE5pt
LANCING7pt
LENIENCE8pt
LICE1pt
LILAC5pt
NEGLIGENCE10pt
NIACIN6pt
NICE1pt
NIECE5pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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