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Today's Spelling Bee Hints

NYT Spelling Bee Hints

Tuesday, September 12, 2023

Today's Letters

N
C
G
I
R
U
V

Center letter: N

Today's Hints

BINGO!

All 7 letters appear as starting letters in today's puzzle. This is a "Bingo" puzzle!

Word Starters (2-letter combinations)

CR
CU
GI
GR
GU
IC
IN
NI
RI
RU
UN
UR
VI

Words by Length

4
4
5
7
6
7
7
10
8
4
9
2

Perfect Pangram!

Today's puzzle contains 1 perfect pangram (uses all 7 letters exactly once). It's "CURVING" (7 letters), which means having a smooth, continuously bending line or surface. This is also the only pangram in today's puzzle.

Progressive Hints

Mild Hints

  • Many words contain double letters (GG, NN, RR)
  • Look for words related to actions or processes
  • Several words refer to negative emotions or states
  • There are words related to substances and materials
  • Many words have repeating vowel patterns

Medium Hints

  • One word means to bend or cause to bend
  • There's a word for a poisonous protein
  • Look for words related to installing or putting in place
  • One word refers to a Japanese food
  • Several words relate to ongoing or continuous actions

Strong Hints

  • The perfect pangram is "CURVING"
  • "RICIN" is a poisonous protein
  • "INURN" means to place in an urn
  • "NIGIRI" is a type of Japanese sushi
  • "CRINGING" means bending one's head and body in fear
  • "CUNNING" means clever or sly
  • "GIGGING" refers to performing music
  • "GINNING" means removing seeds from cotton
  • "INCURRING" means becoming subject to something unpleasant
  • "VIRGIN" refers to someone who has never had sexual intercourse

Total words: 35 | Pangrams: 1 | Perfect Pangram: 1 | Score: 213