Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, August 17, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 17, 2026

DGIPRYO
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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
38
words
115
total points
80
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 115 pts
Genius 80 pts
Amazing 57 pts
Great 46 pts
Nice 28 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.

0PRODIGY
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Words by length
22
4-letter
11
5-letter
4
6-letter
1
7-letter
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Words by first letter

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

D
11 words
G
10 words
O
3 words
P
10 words
R
3 words
Y
1 word
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All 38 words
DODGY5pt
DODO1pt
DOGGO5pt
DOGGY5pt
DOOR1pt
DOPY1pt
DORY1pt
DROID5pt
DROOP5pt
DROOPY6pt
DROP1pt
GOOD1pt
GOODY5pt
GOOP1pt
GOOPY5pt
GORP1pt
GORY1pt
GRODY5pt
GROG1pt
GROGGY6pt
GYRO1pt
ODOR1pt
OPIOID6pt
ORGY1pt
POGO1pt
POOP1pt
POOR1pt
POPPY5pt
PRIOR5pt
PRIORY6pt
PROD1pt
PRODIGY14pt
PROP1pt
PYRO1pt
RIGOR5pt
ROOD1pt
ROPY1pt
YOGI1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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