Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, December 18, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 18, 2025

BEFLNUI
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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
34
words
148
total points
103
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 148 pts
Genius 103 pts
Amazing 74 pts
Great 59 pts
Nice 37 pts
Solid 22 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1BLUEFINUNBELIEF
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Words by length
14
4-letter
8
5-letter
6
6-letter
4
7-letter
2
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

B
10 words
E
2 words
F
7 words
I
2 words
L
8 words
N
4 words
U
1 word
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All 34 words
BEELINE7pt
BELIE5pt
BELIEF6pt
BIBLE5pt
BIFF1pt
BILE1pt
BILL1pt
BLIN1pt
BLINI5pt
BLUEFIN14pt
ELFIN5pt
ENNUI5pt
FELINE6pt
FIEF1pt
FIFE1pt
FILE1pt
FILL1pt
FINE1pt
FULFILL7pt
INFILL6pt
INNIE5pt
LIBEL5pt
LIBELEE7pt
LIEN1pt
LIEU1pt
LIFE1pt
LIFELINE8pt
LINE1pt
LINEN5pt
NIBBLE6pt
NINE1pt
NUBBIN6pt
NUBILE6pt
UNBELIEF15pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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