Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, September 17, 2023
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 17, 2023
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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
59
words
271
total points
189
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 271 pts
Genius 189 pts
Amazing 135 pts
Great 108 pts
Nice 67 pts
Solid 40 pts
Good 21 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
9 words
C
27 words
L
10 words
N
2 words
O
2 words
R
1 word
T
8 words
All 59 words
ALLOCATOR9pt
ALLOT5pt
ALTAR5pt
ALTO1pt
ANAL1pt
ANNAL5pt
AORTAL6pt
ATOLL5pt
ATONAL6pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALLALOO8pt
CANAL5pt
CANOLA6pt
CARNAL6pt
CAROL5pt
CATCALL7pt
CLAN1pt
CLOACA6pt
CLOT1pt
COAL1pt
COLA1pt
COLCANNON9pt
COLLAR6pt
COLON5pt
COLOR5pt
COLORANT15pt
COLT1pt
CONTRALTO16pt
CONTROL7pt
COOL1pt
COOLANT7pt
CORAL5pt
COROLLA7pt
CORONAL7pt
CORRAL6pt
LANTANA7pt
LLANO5pt
LOAN1pt
LOCAL5pt
LOCATOR7pt
LOCO1pt
LOLL1pt
LOON1pt
LOOT1pt
LOTTO5pt
NATAL5pt
NONLOCAL8pt
OCTAL5pt
ORAL1pt
ROLL1pt
TALC1pt
TALL1pt
TALON5pt
TOLL1pt
TONAL5pt
TOOL1pt
TOTAL5pt
TROLL5pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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