Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, August 21, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — August 21, 2026

DGHNORU
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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
23
words
95
total points
66
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 95 pts
Genius 66 pts
Amazing 47 pts
Great 38 pts
Nice 23 pts
Solid 14 pts
Good 7 pts
Moving Up 4 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1GROUNDHOG
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Words by length
10
4-letter
6
5-letter
4
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.

D
6 words
G
4 words
H
3 words
N
2 words
R
3 words
U
5 words
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All 23 words
DOUGH5pt
DOUR1pt
DRUG1pt
DUGONG6pt
DUNG1pt
DUNNO5pt
GOURD5pt
GROUND6pt
GROUNDHOG16pt
GURU1pt
HOUND5pt
HOUR1pt
HUNG1pt
NOUN1pt
NUNHOOD7pt
ROUGH5pt
ROUND5pt
RUNG1pt
UDON1pt
UNDO1pt
UNGROUND8pt
UNHOOD6pt
UNHUNG6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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