Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, August 9, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 9, 2025

ABLTXYI
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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
36
words
168
total points
117
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 168 pts
Genius 117 pts
Amazing 84 pts
Great 67 pts
Nice 42 pts
Solid 25 pts
Good 13 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1TAXABILITY
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Words by length
13
4-letter
8
5-letter
6
6-letter
4
7-letter
2
8-letter
2
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.

A
8 words
B
9 words
I
2 words
L
8 words
T
9 words
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All 36 words
ABILITY7pt
ALIBI5pt
ALIT1pt
ATAXIA6pt
ATILT5pt
AXIAL5pt
AXIALLY7pt
AXILLA6pt
BAIL1pt
BAIT1pt
BATTILY7pt
BIALY5pt
BIAXIAL7pt
BIAXIALLY9pt
BILABIAL8pt
BILL1pt
BILLY5pt
ILLY1pt
ITTY1pt
LABIA5pt
LABIAL6pt
LABILITY8pt
LAITY5pt
LAXITY6pt
LIABILITY9pt
LILT1pt
LILY1pt
TAIL1pt
TALI1pt
TALLIT6pt
TAXABILITY17pt
TAXI1pt
TIBIA5pt
TIBIAL6pt
TILL1pt
TILT1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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