Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, July 23, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — July 23, 2026

CDENOUF
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
40
words
239
total points
167
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 239 pts
Genius 167 pts
Amazing 119 pts
Great 95 pts
Nice 59 pts
Solid 35 pts
Good 19 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1COFOUNDEDCONFOUNDED
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Words by length
9
4-letter
4
5-letter
13
6-letter
2
7-letter
7
8-letter
2
9-letter
3
10-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
7 words
F
15 words
O
3 words
U
8 words
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All 40 words
COFFEE6pt
COFOUND7pt
COFOUNDED16pt
CONFOUND8pt
CONFOUNDED17pt
CUFF1pt
CUFFED6pt
DEFEND6pt
DEFENDED8pt
DEFUND6pt
DEFUNDED8pt
DOFF1pt
DOFFED6pt
DUFF1pt
FECUND6pt
FEED1pt
FENCE5pt
FENCED6pt
FEND1pt
FENDED6pt
FEUD1pt
FEUDED6pt
FOND1pt
FONDUE6pt
FOOD1pt
FOUND5pt
FOUNDED7pt
FUND1pt
FUNDED6pt
OFFED5pt
OFFEND6pt
OFFENDED8pt
UNCUFF6pt
UNCUFFED8pt
UNDEFENDED10pt
UNFED5pt
UNFENCED8pt
UNFOUNDED9pt
UNFUNDED8pt
UNOFFENDED10pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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