Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, May 18, 2018
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 18, 2018
GHOPRTA
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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
60
words
245
total points
171
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 245 pts
Genius 171 pts
Amazing 122 pts
Great 98 pts
Nice 61 pts
Solid 36 pts
Good 19 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
11 words
G
5 words
H
6 words
O
3 words
P
13 words
R
9 words
T
13 words
All 60 words
AARGH5pt
AGAR1pt
AGOG1pt
AGORA5pt
AORTA5pt
APART5pt
APORT5pt
APPARAT7pt
ARHAT5pt
ATOP1pt
ATTAR5pt
GAGA1pt
GATOR5pt
GOAT1pt
GOTTA5pt
GRAPH5pt
HARP1pt
HART1pt
HATH1pt
HOAR1pt
HOORAH6pt
HORA1pt
OATH1pt
OPAH1pt
ORATOR6pt
PAPA1pt
PARAGRAPH9pt
PARATROOP9pt
PARROT6pt
PART1pt
PATH1pt
PHARAOH7pt
PHAT1pt
PHOTOGRAPH17pt
POPPA5pt
POTATO6pt
PRAT1pt
PROPAGATOR10pt
RAGTAG6pt
RAGTOP6pt
RAPPORT7pt
RAPT1pt
RAPTOR6pt
RATATAT7pt
RATTRAP7pt
ROAR1pt
ROTATOR7pt
TAPA1pt
TAPROOT7pt
TARO1pt
TAROT5pt
TARP1pt
TART1pt
TARTAR6pt
TATTOO6pt
THAT1pt
THROAT6pt
TOGA1pt
TORAH5pt
TRAP1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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