Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — September 23, 2025

ABCEIKT
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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
37
words
158
total points
110
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 158 pts
Genius 110 pts
Amazing 79 pts
Great 63 pts
Nice 39 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.

1BACKBITETIEBACK
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Words by length
16
4-letter
8
5-letter
6
6-letter
4
7-letter
3
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
6 words
B
10 words
C
3 words
K
1 word
T
17 words
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All 37 words
ABATE5pt
ABET1pt
ACETATE7pt
ACETIC6pt
ATTACK6pt
ATTIC5pt
BACKBIT7pt
BACKBITE15pt
BAIT1pt
BATE1pt
BATIK5pt
BEAT1pt
BEET1pt
BETA1pt
BETAKE6pt
BITE1pt
CACTI5pt
CIABATTA8pt
CITE1pt
KITE1pt
TACET5pt
TACIT5pt
TACK1pt
TACT1pt
TACTIC6pt
TAKE1pt
TAKEBACK8pt
TEACAKE7pt
TEAK1pt
TEAT1pt
TIBIA5pt
TIBIAE6pt
TICK1pt
TICKET6pt
TIEBACK14pt
TIKI1pt
TIKKA5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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