Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, May 17, 2018
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 17, 2018
CFILMRO
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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
Full word listEvery word with point values — pangrams highlighted
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Word count + points
38
words
126
total points
88
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 126 pts
Genius 88 pts
Amazing 63 pts
Great 50 pts
Nice 31 pts
Solid 18 pts
Good 10 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
C
9 words
F
10 words
L
5 words
M
7 words
O
1 word
R
6 words
All 38 words
COIF1pt
COIL1pt
COLIC5pt
COLOR5pt
COLORIFIC9pt
COMIC5pt
COOL1pt
CROC1pt
CROCI5pt
FLOOR5pt
FOCI1pt
FOIL1pt
FOLIC5pt
FOLIO5pt
FOOL1pt
FORM1pt
FORMIC6pt
FROLIC6pt
FROM1pt
LIMO1pt
LOCI1pt
LOCO1pt
LOLL1pt
LOOM1pt
MICRO5pt
MICROFILM16pt
MICROFORM9pt
MIRROR6pt
MOIL1pt
MOLL1pt
MOOR1pt
OLIO1pt
ROCOCO6pt
ROIL1pt
ROLL1pt
ROMCOM6pt
ROOF1pt
ROOM1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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