Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, December 21, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 21, 2025

ABCKLOT
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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
44
words
170
total points
118
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 170 pts
Genius 118 pts
Amazing 85 pts
Great 68 pts
Nice 42 pts
Solid 25 pts
Good 13 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

0BACKLOTBOOTBLACK
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Words by length
22
4-letter
9
5-letter
6
6-letter
4
7-letter
2
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
5 words
B
12 words
C
7 words
L
2 words
O
1 word
T
17 words
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All 44 words
ABBOT5pt
ALLOT5pt
ALTO1pt
ATOLL5pt
ATTACK6pt
BACKLOT14pt
BACKTALK8pt
BALLOT6pt
BLAT1pt
BLOAT5pt
BLOT1pt
BLOTTO6pt
BOAT1pt
BOBCAT6pt
BOLT1pt
BOOT1pt
BOOTBLACK16pt
CATCALL7pt
CLOT1pt
COAT1pt
COBALT6pt
COCKATOO8pt
COLT1pt
COOT1pt
LOOT1pt
LOTTO5pt
OCTAL5pt
TABLA5pt
TABOO5pt
TACK1pt
TACO1pt
TACT1pt
TALC1pt
TALK1pt
TALL1pt
TATTOO6pt
TOBACCO7pt
TOCCATA7pt
TOCK1pt
TOLL1pt
TOOK1pt
TOOL1pt
TOOT1pt
TOTAL5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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