Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, September 12, 2025
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 12, 2025
CHKMNUI
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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
19
words
74
total points
51
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 74 pts
Genius 51 pts
Amazing 37 pts
Great 29 pts
Nice 18 pts
Solid 11 pts
Good 5 pts
Moving Up 3 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
C
6 words
H
1 word
I
1 word
K
3 words
M
6 words
N
1 word
U
1 word
All 19 words
CHIC1pt
CHICHI6pt
CHICK5pt
CHIN1pt
CINCH5pt
CUMIN5pt
HICK1pt
INCH1pt
KICK1pt
KIMCHI6pt
KINK1pt
MIMIC5pt
MINI1pt
MINIM5pt
MINIMUM7pt
MINK1pt
MUNCHKIN15pt
NICK1pt
UNKINK6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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