Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 16, 2025
AHNORWT
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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
69
words
296
total points
207
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 296 pts
Genius 207 pts
Amazing 148 pts
Great 118 pts
Nice 74 pts
Solid 44 pts
Good 23 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
8 words
H
5 words
N
5 words
O
3 words
R
6 words
T
27 words
W
15 words
All 69 words
ANNATTO7pt
ANNOTATOR9pt
AORTA5pt
ARHAT5pt
ARRANT6pt
ARROWROOT9pt
ATHWART7pt
ATTAR5pt
HART1pt
HATH1pt
HATHA5pt
HAWTHORN15pt
HOOT1pt
NARRATOR8pt
NATANT6pt
NONART6pt
NORTH5pt
NOTATOR7pt
OATH1pt
ONTO1pt
ORATOR6pt
RANT1pt
RATATAT7pt
RATTAN6pt
ROOT1pt
ROTATOR7pt
ROTOR5pt
TANTARA7pt
TANTRA6pt
TARO1pt
TAROT5pt
TART1pt
TARTAN6pt
TARTAR6pt
TATTOO6pt
THAN1pt
THAT1pt
THAW1pt
THORN5pt
THROAT6pt
THROW5pt
THROWN6pt
THWART6pt
TOON1pt
TOOT1pt
TOOTH5pt
TORAH5pt
TORN1pt
TORO1pt
TORT1pt
TORTA5pt
TOWN1pt
TROT1pt
TROTH5pt
WANT1pt
WANTON6pt
WARRANT7pt
WARRANTOR9pt
WART1pt
WATT1pt
WHAT1pt
WHATNOT7pt
WONT1pt
WONTON6pt
WOOT1pt
WORT1pt
WORTH5pt
WRATH5pt
WROTH5pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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