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for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, May 16, 2021

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 16, 2021

FGINUWA
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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
35
words
168
total points
117
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 168 pts
Genius 117 pts
Amazing 84 pts
Great 67 pts
Nice 42 pts
Solid 25 pts
Good 13 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1GUFFAWING
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Words by length
12
4-letter
5
5-letter
7
6-letter
9
7-letter
1
9-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
5 words
F
6 words
G
12 words
I
1 word
N
4 words
W
7 words
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All 35 words
AGAIN5pt
AGING5pt
ANGINA6pt
AWING5pt
AWNING6pt
FANG1pt
FANNING7pt
FAUN1pt
FAUNA5pt
FAWN1pt
FAWNING7pt
GAFF1pt
GAGA1pt
GAGGING7pt
GAIN1pt
GAINING7pt
GANG1pt
GANGING7pt
GAUGING7pt
GNAW1pt
GNAWING7pt
GUFFAW6pt
GUFFAWING16pt
IGUANA6pt
NAAN1pt
NAGGING7pt
NAIF1pt
NANA1pt
WAGGING7pt
WAGING6pt
WAIF1pt
WANING6pt
WANNA5pt
WIGWAG6pt
WIGWAGGING10pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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