Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, July 16, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — July 16, 2026

ACIRTYD
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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
166
total points
116
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 166 pts
Genius 116 pts
Amazing 83 pts
Great 66 pts
Nice 41 pts
Solid 24 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.

1ACRIDITY
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Words by length
12
4-letter
14
5-letter
4
6-letter
4
7-letter
2
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.

A
10 words
C
4 words
D
16 words
R
3 words
T
3 words
Y
1 word
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All 37 words
ACID1pt
ACIDIC6pt
ACIDITY7pt
ACIDY5pt
ACRID5pt
ACRIDITY15pt
ADDICT6pt
ARCADIA7pt
ARID1pt
ARIDITY7pt
CADDY5pt
CARD1pt
CARDIAC7pt
CICADA6pt
DADDY5pt
DAIRY5pt
DART1pt
DATA1pt
DIACRITIC9pt
DIARY5pt
DICTA5pt
DIDACT6pt
DIDACTIC8pt
DIRT1pt
DIRTY5pt
DITTY5pt
DRAT1pt
DRAY1pt
DRYAD5pt
DYAD1pt
RADAR5pt
RADII5pt
RAID1pt
TARDY5pt
TIDY1pt
TRIAD5pt
YARD1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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