Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, September 9, 2025

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

BDELMON
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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
59
words
264
total points
184
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 264 pts
Genius 184 pts
Amazing 132 pts
Great 105 pts
Nice 66 pts
Solid 39 pts
Good 21 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1EMBOLDENEMBOLDENED
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Words by length
22
4-letter
13
5-letter
12
6-letter
7
7-letter
4
8-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

B
14 words
D
6 words
E
8 words
L
4 words
M
8 words
N
16 words
O
3 words
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All 59 words
BEEN1pt
BELLMEN7pt
BEND1pt
BLEND5pt
BLENDED7pt
BLOND5pt
BLONDE6pt
BONBON6pt
BOND1pt
BONDED6pt
BONE1pt
BONED5pt
BONOBO6pt
BOON1pt
DEBONE6pt
DEBONED7pt
DEMON5pt
DONE1pt
DONEE5pt
DONNED6pt
EBON1pt
EMBOLDEN15pt
EMBOLDENED17pt
EMEND5pt
EMENDED7pt
ENDED5pt
ENNOBLE7pt
ENNOBLED8pt
LEMON5pt
LEND1pt
LONE1pt
LOON1pt
MELODEON8pt
MELON5pt
MEND1pt
MENDED6pt
MONDO5pt
MONO1pt
MOON1pt
MOONED6pt
NEED1pt
NEEDED6pt
NEEDLE6pt
NEEDLED7pt
NENE1pt
NEON1pt
NOBLE5pt
NOBLEMEN8pt
NODDED6pt
NODE1pt
NOEL1pt
NONE1pt
NOOB1pt
NOODLE6pt
NOODLED7pt
NOON1pt
ODEON5pt
OLDEN5pt
OMEN1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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