Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, December 28, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — December 28, 2025

HLOPRYC
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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
20
words
72
total points
50
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 72 pts
Genius 50 pts
Amazing 36 pts
Great 28 pts
Nice 18 pts
Solid 10 pts
Good 5 pts
Moving Up 3 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

0CHLOROPHYLL
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Words by length
11
4-letter
5
5-letter
3
6-letter
1
11-letter
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Words by first letter

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

C
14 words
H
1 word
L
2 words
P
2 words
R
1 word
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All 20 words
CHLOROPHYLL18pt
CHOP1pt
CHOPPY6pt
CLOP1pt
CLOY1pt
COHO1pt
COLOR5pt
COOL1pt
COOLLY6pt
COOP1pt
COPY1pt
COYLY5pt
CROC1pt
CROP1pt
HOOCH5pt
LOCH1pt
LOCO1pt
POOCH5pt
PORCH5pt
ROCOCO6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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