Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 20, 2020
ABCNOYL
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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
247
total points
172
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 247 pts
Genius 172 pts
Amazing 123 pts
Great 98 pts
Nice 61 pts
Solid 37 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
7 words
B
14 words
C
21 words
L
13 words
N
3 words
O
2 words
All 60 words
ABLY1pt
ALLAY5pt
ALLOY5pt
ALLY1pt
ANAL1pt
ANALLY6pt
ANNAL5pt
BALCONY14pt
BALL1pt
BALLBOY7pt
BALLOON7pt
BANAL5pt
BANALLY7pt
BLAB1pt
BLABBY6pt
BLOB1pt
BLOBBY6pt
BLOC1pt
BOLA1pt
BOLL1pt
BOLO1pt
CABAL5pt
CABALA6pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALLALOO8pt
CANAL5pt
CANNONBALL10pt
CANOLA6pt
CLAN1pt
CLAY1pt
CLOACA6pt
CLONAL6pt
CLOY1pt
COAL1pt
COLA1pt
COLCANNON9pt
COLON5pt
COLONY6pt
COOL1pt
COOLLY6pt
COYLY5pt
LACY1pt
LLANO5pt
LOAN1pt
LOBBY5pt
LOBO1pt
LOCAL5pt
LOCALLY7pt
LOCO1pt
LOLL1pt
LOON1pt
LOONY5pt
LOYAL5pt
LOYALLY7pt
NOBLY5pt
NONLOCAL8pt
NYLON5pt
ONLAY5pt
ONLY1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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