Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, December 4, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 4, 2025

AELTXYD
Jump to a hint level
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
← Back to hint toolLoad any date with the interactive hint ladder
Word count + points
50
words
216
total points
151
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 216 pts
Genius 151 pts
Amazing 108 pts
Great 86 pts
Nice 54 pts
Solid 32 pts
Good 17 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
↑ Back to top
Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1EXALTEDLY
↑ Back to top
Words by length
18
4-letter
13
5-letter
10
6-letter
7
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
9-letter
↑ Back to top
Words by first letter

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

A
6 words
D
22 words
E
6 words
L
8 words
T
7 words
Y
1 word
↑ Back to top
All 50 words
ADDED5pt
ADDLE5pt
ADDLED6pt
ALLAYED7pt
AXED1pt
AXLED5pt
DADDY5pt
DALE1pt
DALLY5pt
DATA1pt
DATE1pt
DATED5pt
DEAD1pt
DEADEYE7pt
DEADLY6pt
DEAL1pt
DEALT5pt
DEED1pt
DEEDED6pt
DELAY5pt
DELAYED7pt
DELETE6pt
DELETED7pt
DELL1pt
DELT1pt
DELTA5pt
DYAD1pt
DYED1pt
EDDY1pt
ELATED6pt
ELATEDLY8pt
EXALTED7pt
EXALTEDLY16pt
EYED1pt
LADE1pt
LADED5pt
LADLE5pt
LADLED6pt
LADY1pt
LEAD1pt
LEADED6pt
LEDE1pt
TATTED6pt
TATTLED7pt
TAXED5pt
TEDDY5pt
TEED1pt
TELEXED7pt
TEXTED6pt
YELLED6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

↑ Back to top