Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 17, 2024

ACEHMYL
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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
44
words
146
total points
102
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 146 pts
Genius 102 pts
Amazing 73 pts
Great 58 pts
Nice 36 pts
Solid 21 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1ALCHEMY
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Words by length
23
4-letter
12
5-letter
7
6-letter
2
7-letter
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Words by first letter

Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.

A
6 words
C
12 words
E
1 word
H
7 words
L
11 words
M
6 words
Y
1 word
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All 44 words
ALCHEMY14pt
ALLAY5pt
ALLELE6pt
ALLEY5pt
ALLY1pt
AMYL1pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALM1pt
CALMLY6pt
CAMEL5pt
CELL1pt
CHALLAH7pt
CLAM1pt
CLAMMY6pt
CLAY1pt
CLAYEY6pt
CYCLE5pt
EELY1pt
HALAL5pt
HALE1pt
HALL1pt
HEAL1pt
HEEL1pt
HELL1pt
HELM1pt
LACE1pt
LACY1pt
LAMA1pt
LAME1pt
LAMELY6pt
LEACH5pt
LECH1pt
LEECH5pt
LEMMA5pt
LLAMA5pt
LYCHEE6pt
MALE1pt
MALL1pt
MAMMAL6pt
MEAL1pt
MEALY5pt
MELEE5pt
YELL1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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