Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, May 17, 2019

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 17, 2019

ABKRUWL
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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
21
words
50
total points
35
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 50 pts
Genius 35 pts
Amazing 25 pts
Great 20 pts
Nice 12 pts
Solid 7 pts
Good 4 pts
Moving Up 2 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

0BULWARK
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Words by length
16
4-letter
4
5-letter
1
7-letter
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Words by first letter

Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.

A
1 word
B
12 words
L
5 words
R
1 word
W
2 words
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All 21 words
AURAL5pt
BALK1pt
BALL1pt
BAWL1pt
BLAB1pt
BLUR1pt
BLURB5pt
BRAWL5pt
BULB1pt
BULK1pt
BULL1pt
BULWARK14pt
BURL1pt
LARK1pt
LUAU1pt
LULL1pt
LULU1pt
LURK1pt
RURAL5pt
WALK1pt
WALL1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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