Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 17, 2025

CILOTUN
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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
51
words
260
total points
182
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 260 pts
Genius 182 pts
Amazing 130 pts
Great 104 pts
Nice 65 pts
Solid 39 pts
Good 20 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1LINOCUTLOCUTION
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Words by length
15
4-letter
12
5-letter
10
6-letter
7
7-letter
2
8-letter
4
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
13 words
I
6 words
L
7 words
N
7 words
O
3 words
T
6 words
U
9 words
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All 51 words
CLINIC6pt
COCONUT7pt
COCOON6pt
COIN1pt
COLON5pt
COLONIC7pt
CONCOCT7pt
CONCOCTION10pt
CONIC5pt
COTILLION9pt
COTTON6pt
COUNCIL7pt
COUNT5pt
ICON1pt
ICONIC6pt
INTO1pt
INTUIT6pt
INTUITION9pt
IONIC5pt
LINOCUT14pt
LINT1pt
LION1pt
LOCUTION15pt
LOIN1pt
LOON1pt
LOTION6pt
NONILLION9pt
NONUNION8pt
NOON1pt
NOTION6pt
NOUN1pt
NULL1pt
NUNCIO6pt
OCTILLION9pt
ONION5pt
ONTO1pt
TINCT5pt
TINT1pt
TONIC5pt
TOON1pt
TUITION7pt
TUNIC5pt
UNCOIL6pt
UNCOOL6pt
UNCTION7pt
UNCUT5pt
UNION5pt
UNIT1pt
UNLIT5pt
UNTIL5pt
UNTO1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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