Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, November 17, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — November 17, 2025

CGIRUVN
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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
35
words
213
total points
149
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 213 pts
Genius 149 pts
Amazing 106 pts
Great 85 pts
Nice 53 pts
Solid 31 pts
Good 17 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1CURVING
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Words by length
4
4-letter
8
5-letter
7
6-letter
10
7-letter
4
8-letter
2
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

C
5 words
G
6 words
I
7 words
N
1 word
R
11 words
U
4 words
V
1 word
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All 35 words
CRINGING8pt
CUING5pt
CUNNING7pt
CURING6pt
CURVING14pt
GIGGING7pt
GINNING7pt
GIVING6pt
GRIN1pt
GRINNING8pt
GUNNING7pt
ICING5pt
INCUR5pt
INCURRING9pt
INNING6pt
INURING7pt
INURN5pt
INURNING8pt
NIGIRI6pt
RICIN5pt
RICING6pt
RIGGING7pt
RING1pt
RINGING7pt
RUIN1pt
RUING5pt
RUINING7pt
RUNG1pt
RUNIC5pt
RUNNING7pt
UNGIVING8pt
UNRIG5pt
UNRIGGING9pt
URGING6pt
VIRGIN6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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