Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, December 26, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 26, 2025

ACDEJYN
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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
37
words
171
total points
119
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 171 pts
Genius 119 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

2 words use all 7 letters.

1ADJACENCY
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Words by length
12
4-letter
10
5-letter
8
6-letter
4
7-letter
1
8-letter
2
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
4 words
C
10 words
D
10 words
E
2 words
J
2 words
N
8 words
Y
1 word
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All 37 words
ACNE1pt
ADDEND6pt
ADDENDA7pt
ADJACENCY16pt
CADENCE7pt
CANCAN6pt
CANDY5pt
CANE1pt
CANED5pt
CANNA5pt
CANNED6pt
CANNY5pt
CAYENNE7pt
CYAN1pt
DANCE5pt
DANCED6pt
DANDY5pt
DEADEN6pt
DEADENED8pt
DEAN1pt
DECADENCE9pt
DECENCY7pt
DENY1pt
DYNE1pt
ENDED5pt
ENNEAD6pt
JEAN1pt
JENNY5pt
NAAN1pt
NADA1pt
NANA1pt
NANNY5pt
NEED1pt
NEEDED6pt
NEEDY5pt
NENE1pt
YENNED6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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