Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, September 16, 2025

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

EFLNOUC
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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
30
words
154
total points
107
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 154 pts
Genius 107 pts
Amazing 77 pts
Great 61 pts
Nice 38 pts
Solid 23 pts
Good 12 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1CONFLUENCEFLOUNCE
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Words by length
9
4-letter
7
5-letter
7
6-letter
5
7-letter
1
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.

C
17 words
E
1 word
F
3 words
L
1 word
N
3 words
O
2 words
U
3 words
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All 30 words
CELL1pt
CELLO5pt
CELLULE7pt
CLEF1pt
CLONE5pt
CLUE1pt
COCOON6pt
COFFEE6pt
COLLEEN7pt
COLON5pt
COLONEL7pt
CONE1pt
CONFLUENCE17pt
COOL1pt
COULEE6pt
CUFF1pt
CULL1pt
EFFLUENCE9pt
FENCE5pt
FLEECE6pt
FLOUNCE14pt
LOCO1pt
NEOCON6pt
NONCE5pt
NUCLEON7pt
ONCE1pt
OUNCE5pt
UNCLE5pt
UNCOOL6pt
UNCUFF6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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