Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, August 21, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 21, 2025

DGIMNPL
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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
28
words
156
total points
109
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 156 pts
Genius 109 pts
Amazing 78 pts
Great 62 pts
Nice 39 pts
Solid 23 pts
Good 12 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1DIMPLING
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Words by length
8
4-letter
1
5-letter
4
6-letter
8
7-letter
7
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

D
3 words
G
6 words
I
1 word
L
8 words
M
5 words
N
1 word
P
4 words
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All 28 words
DIDDLING8pt
DILL1pt
DIMPLING15pt
GIGGLING8pt
GILD1pt
GILDING7pt
GILL1pt
GILLING7pt
GLIDING7pt
IDLING6pt
LIMN1pt
LIMNING7pt
LIMP1pt
LIMPID6pt
LIMPING7pt
LINING6pt
LIPID5pt
LIPPING7pt
MIDDLING8pt
MILD1pt
MILL1pt
MILLING7pt
MINGLING8pt
NIGGLING8pt
PIDDLING8pt
PILING6pt
PILL1pt
PILLING7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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