Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, October 18, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — October 18, 2025

CEHLNUO
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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
41
words
157
total points
109
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 157 pts
Genius 109 pts
Amazing 78 pts
Great 62 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

2 words use all 7 letters.

1LUNCHEON
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Words by length
19
4-letter
9
5-letter
7
6-letter
4
7-letter
2
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

C
13 words
E
2 words
H
6 words
L
7 words
N
8 words
O
4 words
U
1 word
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All 41 words
CELLO5pt
CLOCHE6pt
CLONE5pt
COCOON6pt
COHO1pt
COLLEEN7pt
COLON5pt
COLONEL7pt
CONCH5pt
CONE1pt
COOL1pt
COUCH5pt
COULEE6pt
ECHELON7pt
ECHO1pt
HELLHOLE8pt
HELLO5pt
HOLE1pt
HONCHO6pt
HONE1pt
HOOCH5pt
LOCH1pt
LOCO1pt
LOLL1pt
LONE1pt
LOON1pt
LOUCHE6pt
LUNCHEON15pt
NEOCON6pt
NEON1pt
NOEL1pt
NONCE5pt
NONE1pt
NOON1pt
NOUN1pt
NUCLEON7pt
OLEO1pt
ONCE1pt
OUCH1pt
OUNCE5pt
UNCOOL6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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