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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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
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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
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
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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