Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 23, 2025

CDLOTYI
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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
41
words
168
total points
117
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 168 pts
Genius 117 pts
Amazing 84 pts
Great 67 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

2 words use all 7 letters.

1DOCILITY
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Words by length
17
4-letter
11
5-letter
5
6-letter
6
7-letter
1
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.

C
7 words
D
8 words
I
13 words
L
5 words
O
3 words
T
5 words
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All 41 words
CITY1pt
COCCI5pt
CODICIL7pt
COIL1pt
COLIC5pt
COLLOID7pt
CYCLIC6pt
DIDDLY6pt
DILDO5pt
DILL1pt
DILLY5pt
DITTO5pt
DITTY5pt
DOCILITY15pt
DOILY5pt
ICILY5pt
IDIOCY6pt
IDIOT5pt
IDIOTIC7pt
IDLY1pt
IDOL1pt
IDYL1pt
IDYLL5pt
IDYLLIC7pt
ILLICIT7pt
ILLICITLY9pt
ILLY1pt
ITTY1pt
LICIT5pt
LICITLY7pt
LILT1pt
LILY1pt
LOCI1pt
ODDITY6pt
OILY1pt
OLIO1pt
TIDILY6pt
TIDY1pt
TILL1pt
TILT1pt
TOIL1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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