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for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, August 16, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 16, 2025

ACGINUR
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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
71
words
388
total points
271
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 388 pts
Genius 271 pts
Amazing 194 pts
Great 155 pts
Nice 97 pts
Solid 58 pts
Good 31 pts
Moving Up 19 pts
Good Start 7 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1ACCRUINGUNCARING
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Words by length
18
4-letter
12
5-letter
13
6-letter
13
7-letter
10
8-letter
3
9-letter
2
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
16 words
C
10 words
G
9 words
I
7 words
N
2 words
R
22 words
U
5 words
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All 71 words
ACCRUING15pt
AGAR1pt
AGRARIAN8pt
AIRING6pt
ARANCINI8pt
ARCANA6pt
ARCING6pt
ARGUING7pt
ARIA1pt
ARNICA6pt
ARRAIGN7pt
ARRAIGNING10pt
ARRANGING9pt
AUGUR5pt
AUGURING8pt
AURA1pt
CAIRN5pt
CARING6pt
CIGAR5pt
CIRCA5pt
CIRRI5pt
CRAG1pt
CRANIA6pt
CRANING7pt
CRINGING8pt
CURING6pt
GARAGING8pt
GRACING7pt
GRAIN5pt
GRAINING8pt
GRAN1pt
GRIN1pt
GRINNING8pt
GUAR1pt
GURU1pt
INCUR5pt
INCURRING9pt
INGRAIN7pt
INGRAINING10pt
INURING7pt
INURN5pt
INURNING8pt
NARC1pt
NIGIRI6pt
RACING6pt
RAGA1pt
RAGGING7pt
RAGING6pt
RAGU1pt
RAIN1pt
RAINING7pt
RANG1pt
RANGING7pt
RANI1pt
RARING6pt
RICIN5pt
RICING6pt
RIGGING7pt
RING1pt
RINGING7pt
RUIN1pt
RUING5pt
RUINING7pt
RUNG1pt
RUNIC5pt
RUNNING7pt
UNCARING15pt
UNRIG5pt
UNRIGGING9pt
URGING6pt
URIC1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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