Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, September 11, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 11, 2025

AGIKLNC
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams5 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
53
words
326
total points
228
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 326 pts
Genius 228 pts
Amazing 163 pts
Great 130 pts
Nice 81 pts
Solid 48 pts
Good 26 pts
Moving Up 16 pts
Good Start 6 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

5 words use all 7 letters.

1CACKLINGCLACKINGCLANKINGLACKING
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Words by length
8
4-letter
16
5-letter
9
6-letter
8
7-letter
9
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
4 words
C
28 words
G
2 words
I
3 words
K
4 words
L
9 words
N
3 words
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All 53 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACING5pt
ALACK5pt
CACKLING15pt
CAGING6pt
CAKING6pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALLING7pt
CANAL5pt
CANCAN6pt
CANING6pt
CANNA5pt
CANNING7pt
CILIA5pt
CLACK5pt
CLACKING15pt
CLAN1pt
CLANG5pt
CLANGING8pt
CLANK5pt
CLANKING15pt
CLICK5pt
CLICKING8pt
CLING5pt
CLINGING8pt
CLINIC6pt
CLINICAL8pt
CLINICIAN9pt
CLINK5pt
CLINKING8pt
GLACIAL7pt
GLANCING8pt
ICING5pt
ILIAC5pt
INCLINING9pt
KICK1pt
KICKING7pt
KNACK5pt
KNICKKNACK10pt
LACING6pt
LACK1pt
LACKING14pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LANCING7pt
LICK1pt
LICKING7pt
LILAC5pt
NIACIN6pt
NICK1pt
NICKING7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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