Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, May 9, 2021
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 9, 2021
BGINOWL
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Show the pangrams5 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
68
words
360
total points
251
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 360 pts
Genius 251 pts
Amazing 180 pts
Great 144 pts
Nice 90 pts
Solid 54 pts
Good 28 pts
Moving Up 18 pts
Good Start 7 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
B
23 words
G
13 words
I
1 word
L
16 words
N
3 words
O
6 words
W
6 words
All 68 words
BILL1pt
BILLING7pt
BILLION7pt
BILLOW6pt
BILLOWING16pt
BLIN1pt
BLING5pt
BLINI5pt
BLOB1pt
BLOBBING8pt
BLOG1pt
BLOGGING8pt
BLOW1pt
BLOWING14pt
BLOWN5pt
BOBBLING8pt
BOGGLING8pt
BOIL1pt
BOILING7pt
BOLL1pt
BOLO1pt
BOWL1pt
BOWLING14pt
GIGGLING8pt
GIGOLO6pt
GILL1pt
GILLING7pt
GLIB1pt
GLOB1pt
GLOW1pt
GLOWING7pt
GOBBLING8pt
GOBLIN6pt
GOGGLING8pt
GOOGLING8pt
GOOGOL6pt
IGLOO5pt
LINGO5pt
LINING6pt
LION1pt
LOBBING7pt
LOBO1pt
LOGGING7pt
LOGIN5pt
LOGO1pt
LOIN1pt
LOLL1pt
LOLLING7pt
LONG1pt
LONGBOW7pt
LONGING7pt
LOON1pt
LOWING6pt
NIBBLING8pt
NIGGLING8pt
NONILLION9pt
OBLIGING8pt
OBLONG6pt
OGLING6pt
OILING6pt
OLIO1pt
OOLONG6pt
WIGGLING8pt
WILL1pt
WILLING7pt
WILLOW6pt
WOBBLING15pt
WOOL1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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