Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, December 5, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 5, 2025

ABCIMNE
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
50
words
205
total points
143
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 205 pts
Genius 143 pts
Amazing 102 pts
Great 82 pts
Nice 51 pts
Solid 30 pts
Good 16 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1AMBIANCEAMBIENCE
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Words by length
22
4-letter
9
5-letter
14
6-letter
1
7-letter
3
8-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
11 words
B
8 words
C
5 words
E
3 words
I
6 words
M
12 words
N
5 words
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All 50 words
ACME1pt
ACNE1pt
AMBIANCE15pt
AMBIENCE15pt
AMEBA5pt
AMEBAE6pt
AMEBIC6pt
AMEN1pt
ANEMIA6pt
ANEMIC6pt
ANIME5pt
BABE1pt
BANE1pt
BEAM1pt
BEAN1pt
BEANIE6pt
BECAME6pt
BEEN1pt
BIENNIA7pt
CABBIE6pt
CAME1pt
CANE1pt
CANINE6pt
CINEMA6pt
EMCEE5pt
EMINENCE8pt
ENEMA5pt
ICEMAN6pt
ICEMEN6pt
IMBIBE6pt
IMMINENCE9pt
INANE5pt
INNIE5pt
MACE1pt
MANE1pt
MEAN1pt
MEANIE6pt
MECCA5pt
MEME1pt
MENACE6pt
MICE1pt
MIEN1pt
MIME1pt
MINCE5pt
MINE1pt
NAME1pt
NENE1pt
NICE1pt
NIECE5pt
NINE1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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