Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, October 9, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 9, 2025

ILOPRUN
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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
29
words
123
total points
86
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 123 pts
Genius 86 pts
Amazing 61 pts
Great 49 pts
Nice 30 pts
Solid 18 pts
Good 9 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1PURLOIN
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Words by length
12
4-letter
7
5-letter
4
6-letter
4
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

I
2 words
L
3 words
N
7 words
O
2 words
P
10 words
R
1 word
U
4 words
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All 29 words
INURN5pt
IRON1pt
LION1pt
LOIN1pt
LOON1pt
NOIR1pt
NONILLION9pt
NONUNION8pt
NOON1pt
NORI1pt
NOUN1pt
NULL1pt
ONION5pt
OPINION7pt
PILLION7pt
PINION6pt
PINUP5pt
PIPPIN6pt
POPLIN6pt
PORN1pt
PORNO5pt
PRION5pt
PRONOUN7pt
PURLOIN14pt
RUIN1pt
UNION5pt
UNPIN5pt
UNROLL6pt
UPON1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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