Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, August 12, 2026

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

EGHIWYT
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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
27
words
116
total points
81
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 116 pts
Genius 81 pts
Amazing 58 pts
Great 46 pts
Nice 29 pts
Solid 17 pts
Good 9 pts
Moving Up 5 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1WEIGHTY
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Words by length
10
4-letter
9
5-letter
5
6-letter
1
7-letter
1
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.

E
5 words
H
1 word
I
1 word
T
11 words
W
8 words
Y
1 word
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All 27 words
EIGHT5pt
EIGHTH6pt
EIGHTIETH9pt
EIGHTY6pt
EYETEETH8pt
HEIGHT6pt
ITTY1pt
TEETH5pt
TEETHE6pt
THEE1pt
THEY1pt
THIGH5pt
TIGHT5pt
TITHE5pt
TWEE1pt
TWEET5pt
TWIG1pt
TWIT1pt
WEIGHT6pt
WEIGHTY14pt
WHET1pt
WHIT1pt
WHITE5pt
WIGHT5pt
WITH1pt
WITTY5pt
YETI1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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