Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, October 16, 2025
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 16, 2025
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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
66
words
316
total points
221
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 316 pts
Genius 221 pts
Amazing 158 pts
Great 126 pts
Nice 79 pts
Solid 47 pts
Good 25 pts
Moving Up 15 pts
Good Start 6 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
7 words
E
10 words
L
12 words
N
6 words
T
27 words
U
4 words
All 66 words
ANTE1pt
ANTENATAL9pt
ANTENNA7pt
ANTENNAE8pt
ATTENUATE9pt
ATTUNE6pt
AUNT1pt
EATEN5pt
ELATE5pt
ENTENTE7pt
EXALT5pt
EXEUNT6pt
EXTANT6pt
EXTENT6pt
EXTENUATE9pt
EXULT5pt
EXULTANT15pt
LANTANA7pt
LATE1pt
LATEN5pt
LATENT6pt
LATEX5pt
LATTE5pt
LEANT5pt
LENT1pt
LUNATE6pt
LUNETTE7pt
LUTE1pt
LUTEAL6pt
NATAL5pt
NATANT6pt
NEAT1pt
NEATEN6pt
NETTLE6pt
NEXT1pt
TALE1pt
TALENT6pt
TALL1pt
TATTLE6pt
TATTLETALE10pt
TAUNT5pt
TAUT1pt
TAUTEN6pt
TAXA1pt
TEAL1pt
TEAT1pt
TEEN1pt
TELETEXT8pt
TELEX5pt
TELL1pt
TELLTALE8pt
TENANT6pt
TENET5pt
TENT1pt
TEXT1pt
TEXTUAL7pt
TULLE5pt
TUNA1pt
TUNE1pt
TUNNEL6pt
TUTEE5pt
TUTU1pt
ULULATE7pt
UNEATEN7pt
UNLET5pt
UNTUNE6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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