Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, March 12, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — March 12, 2026

DEILNPC
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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
39
words
231
total points
161
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 231 pts
Genius 161 pts
Amazing 115 pts
Great 92 pts
Nice 57 pts
Solid 34 pts
Good 18 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1PENCILED
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Words by length
8
4-letter
7
5-letter
8
6-letter
6
7-letter
5
8-letter
1
9-letter
3
10-letter
1
12-letter
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Words by first letter

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

C
8 words
D
10 words
E
2 words
I
7 words
L
2 words
N
2 words
P
8 words
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All 39 words
CEDE1pt
CEDED5pt
CELL1pt
CELLED6pt
CELLI5pt
CLINIC6pt
CLIP1pt
CLIPPED7pt
DECIDE6pt
DECIDED7pt
DECLINE7pt
DECLINED8pt
DEICE5pt
DEICED6pt
DEICIDE7pt
DEPENDENCE10pt
DICE1pt
DICED5pt
EPIC1pt
EPICENE7pt
ICED1pt
ICICLE6pt
INCIDENCE9pt
INCIPIENCE10pt
INCLINE7pt
INCLINED8pt
INDEPENDENCE12pt
LENIENCE8pt
LICE1pt
NICE1pt
NIECE5pt
PELLICLE8pt
PENCE5pt
PENCIL6pt
PENCILED15pt
PENICILLIN10pt
PICNIC6pt
PIECE5pt
PIECED6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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