Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, August 17, 2022
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 17, 2022
DENOWYH
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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
23
words
98
total points
68
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 98 pts
Genius 68 pts
Amazing 49 pts
Great 39 pts
Nice 24 pts
Solid 14 pts
Good 7 pts
Moving Up 4 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
H
16 words
N
1 word
W
5 words
Y
1 word
All 23 words
HEED1pt
HEEDED6pt
HEWED5pt
HEWN1pt
HOED1pt
HOEDOWN7pt
HONE1pt
HONED5pt
HONEY5pt
HONEYDEW15pt
HONEYED7pt
HOOD1pt
HOODED6pt
HOODOO6pt
HOOEY5pt
HOWDY5pt
NOHOW5pt
WHEE1pt
WHEN1pt
WHEW1pt
WHEY1pt
WOOHOO6pt
YOOHOO6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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