Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 12, 2025

ACHORTU
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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
36
words
171
total points
119
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 171 pts
Genius 119 pts
Amazing 85 pts
Great 68 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

3 words use all 7 letters.

1COAUTHORCUTTHROAT
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Words by length
12
4-letter
10
5-letter
8
6-letter
2
7-letter
3
8-letter
1
9-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
13 words
H
4 words
O
3 words
R
1 word
T
9 words
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All 36 words
ACTUATOR8pt
AURA1pt
AURORA6pt
AUTHOR6pt
AUTO1pt
AUTOCRAT8pt
CHURCH6pt
CHURRO6pt
COAUTHOR15pt
COUCH5pt
COURT5pt
COUTH5pt
CROUCH6pt
CRUTCH6pt
CURACAO7pt
CURATOR7pt
CURT1pt
CUTOUT6pt
CUTTHROAT16pt
HOUR1pt
HURRAH6pt
HURT1pt
HUTCH5pt
OCCUR5pt
OUCH1pt
OUTRO5pt
ROUT1pt
TAUT1pt
THOU1pt
TOUCH5pt
TOUR1pt
TOUT1pt
TROUT5pt
TRUTH5pt
TUTOR5pt
TUTU1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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