Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, September 21, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 21, 2025

ACINRTF
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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
34
words
193
total points
135
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 193 pts
Genius 135 pts
Amazing 96 pts
Great 77 pts
Nice 48 pts
Solid 28 pts
Good 15 pts
Moving Up 9 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

5 words use all 7 letters.

0ANTIAIRCRAFTFRANTICINFARCTINFRACT
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Words by length
11
4-letter
4
5-letter
8
6-letter
6
7-letter
4
8-letter
1
12-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
7 words
C
2 words
F
13 words
I
3 words
N
1 word
R
5 words
T
3 words
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All 34 words
AFAR1pt
AFFAIR6pt
AFFIANT7pt
AIRCRAFT8pt
ANTIAIRCRAFT19pt
ANTIFA6pt
ARTIFACT8pt
CAFTAN6pt
CRAFT5pt
FACT1pt
FAINT5pt
FAIR1pt
FANATIC7pt
FANFIC6pt
FARINA6pt
FART1pt
FIAT1pt
FRANC5pt
FRANTIC14pt
FRAT1pt
FRIAR5pt
FRITTATA8pt
INFANT6pt
INFARCT14pt
INFRACT14pt
NAIF1pt
RAFFIA6pt
RAFT1pt
RIFF1pt
RIFFRAFF8pt
RIFT1pt
TARIFF6pt
TIFF1pt
TRAFFIC7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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