Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, December 17, 2021
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 17, 2021
DEIOPTV
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams2 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
161
total points
112
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 161 pts
Genius 112 pts
Amazing 80 pts
Great 64 pts
Nice 40 pts
Solid 24 pts
Good 12 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
D
11 words
I
1 word
O
1 word
P
4 words
V
15 words
All 32 words
DEVOID6pt
DEVOTE6pt
DEVOTED7pt
DEVOTEE7pt
DIVE1pt
DIVED5pt
DIVIDE6pt
DIVIDED7pt
DIVOT5pt
DIVVIED7pt
DOVE1pt
IVIED5pt
OVOID5pt
PEEVE5pt
PEEVED6pt
PIVOT5pt
PIVOTED14pt
VEEP1pt
VETO1pt
VETOED6pt
VETTED6pt
VIDEO5pt
VIDEOED7pt
VIDIOT6pt
VIED1pt
VIVID5pt
VOID1pt
VOIDED6pt
VOODOO6pt
VOTE1pt
VOTED5pt
VOTIVE6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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