Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, August 16, 2026

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

BDELOUC
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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
52
words
257
total points
179
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 257 pts
Genius 179 pts
Amazing 128 pts
Great 102 pts
Nice 64 pts
Solid 38 pts
Good 20 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1BECLOUDBECLOUDED
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Words by length
15
4-letter
12
5-letter
11
6-letter
11
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.

B
5 words
C
36 words
D
6 words
E
2 words
L
1 word
O
2 words
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All 52 words
BECLOUD14pt
BECLOUDED16pt
BLOC1pt
BOCCE5pt
BOUCLE6pt
CEDE1pt
CEDED5pt
CELEB5pt
CELL1pt
CELLED6pt
CELLO5pt
CELLULE7pt
CLOD1pt
CLOUD5pt
CLOUDED7pt
CLUB1pt
CLUBBED7pt
CLUE1pt
CLUED5pt
COBBLE6pt
COBBLED7pt
CODDLE6pt
CODDLED7pt
CODE1pt
CODED5pt
COED1pt
COLD1pt
COLLUDE7pt
COLLUDED8pt
COOED5pt
COOL1pt
COOLED6pt
COULD5pt
COULEE6pt
CUBE1pt
CUBED5pt
CUDDLE6pt
CUDDLED7pt
CUED1pt
CULL1pt
CULLED6pt
DECO1pt
DECODE6pt
DECODED7pt
DEDUCE6pt
DEDUCED7pt
DEUCE5pt
EDUCE5pt
EDUCED6pt
LOCO1pt
OCCLUDE7pt
OCCLUDED8pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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