Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, December 16, 2023

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 16, 2023

CEHILNG
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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
45
words
281
total points
196
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 281 pts
Genius 196 pts
Amazing 140 pts
Great 112 pts
Nice 70 pts
Solid 42 pts
Good 22 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1CLENCHINGLEECHING
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Words by length
7
4-letter
9
5-letter
6
6-letter
10
7-letter
9
8-letter
3
9-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
8 words
E
2 words
G
14 words
H
6 words
I
4 words
L
4 words
N
7 words
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All 45 words
CEILING7pt
CHILLING8pt
CHINNING8pt
CINCHING8pt
CLENCHING16pt
CLINCHING9pt
CLING5pt
CLINGING8pt
EGGING6pt
ENGINE6pt
GELEE5pt
GELLING7pt
GENE1pt
GENIE5pt
GENII5pt
GHEE1pt
GIGGING7pt
GIGGLE6pt
GIGGLING8pt
GILL1pt
GILLING7pt
GINNING7pt
GLEE1pt
GLEN1pt
HEELING7pt
HENGE5pt
HIGH1pt
HILLING7pt
HINGE5pt
HINGING7pt
ICING5pt
INCHING7pt
INCLINING9pt
INNING6pt
LEECHING15pt
LEGGING7pt
LIEGE5pt
LINING6pt
NEGLIGEE8pt
NEGLIGENCE10pt
NEIGH5pt
NEIGHING8pt
NIGGLE6pt
NIGGLING8pt
NIGH1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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