Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, December 22, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 22, 2025

CDEKLNU
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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
59
words
270
total points
189
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 270 pts
Genius 189 pts
Amazing 135 pts
Great 108 pts
Nice 67 pts
Solid 40 pts
Good 21 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1CLUNKEDKNUCKLED
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Words by length
20
4-letter
12
5-letter
15
6-letter
10
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.

C
13 words
D
21 words
E
6 words
K
3 words
L
7 words
N
4 words
U
5 words
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All 59 words
CELLULE7pt
CLUCK5pt
CLUCKED7pt
CLUE1pt
CLUED5pt
CLUNK5pt
CLUNKED14pt
CUDDLE6pt
CUDDLED7pt
CUED1pt
CUKE1pt
CULL1pt
CULLED6pt
DEDUCE6pt
DEDUCED7pt
DELUDE6pt
DELUDED7pt
DENUDE6pt
DENUDED7pt
DEUCE5pt
DUCK1pt
DUCKED6pt
DUDE1pt
DUEL1pt
DUELED6pt
DUKE1pt
DUKED5pt
DULL1pt
DULLED6pt
DUNCE5pt
DUNE1pt
DUNK1pt
DUNKED6pt
DUNNED6pt
EDUCE5pt
EDUCED6pt
ELUDE5pt
ELUDED6pt
ENDUE5pt
ENDUED6pt
KNUCKLE7pt
KNUCKLED15pt
KUDU1pt
LUCK1pt
LUCKED6pt
LULL1pt
LULLED6pt
LULU1pt
LUNE1pt
LUNK1pt
NUDE1pt
NUKE1pt
NUKED5pt
NULL1pt
UKULELE7pt
UNCEDED7pt
UNCLE5pt
UNDUE5pt
UNNEEDED8pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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