Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, November 9, 2025

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

ACILRYN
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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
45
words
226
total points
158
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 226 pts
Genius 158 pts
Amazing 113 pts
Great 90 pts
Nice 56 pts
Solid 33 pts
Good 18 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1ANCILLARY
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Words by length
12
4-letter
13
5-letter
10
6-letter
3
7-letter
3
8-letter
3
9-letter
1
10-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
22 words
I
1 word
L
2 words
N
8 words
R
4 words
Y
1 word
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All 45 words
ANAL1pt
ANALLY6pt
ANCILLARY16pt
ANNAL5pt
ARANCINI8pt
ARCANA6pt
ARNICA6pt
CAIRN5pt
CANAL5pt
CANARY6pt
CANCAN6pt
CANNA5pt
CANNILY7pt
CANNY5pt
CARNAL6pt
CARNALLY8pt
CARNY5pt
CLAN1pt
CLINIC6pt
CLINICAL8pt
CLINICALLY10pt
CLINICIAN9pt
CRANIA6pt
CRANIAL7pt
CRANNY6pt
CYAN1pt
CYNIC5pt
CYNICAL7pt
CYNICALLY9pt
INLAY5pt
LAIN1pt
LANAI5pt
NAAN1pt
NAIL1pt
NANA1pt
NANNY5pt
NARC1pt
NARY1pt
NIACIN6pt
NINNY5pt
RAIN1pt
RAINY5pt
RANI1pt
RICIN5pt
YARN1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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