Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 18, 2021
CJLORUA
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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
33
words
141
total points
98
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 141 pts
Genius 98 pts
Amazing 70 pts
Great 56 pts
Nice 35 pts
Solid 21 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
7 words
C
16 words
J
1 word
L
2 words
O
4 words
R
3 words
All 33 words
ACCRUAL7pt
AJAR1pt
ARCO1pt
AURA1pt
AURAL5pt
AURORA6pt
AURORAL7pt
CACAO5pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALLALOO8pt
CAROL5pt
CAUL1pt
CLOACA6pt
COAL1pt
COCA1pt
COCOA5pt
COLA1pt
COLLAR6pt
CORAL5pt
COROLLA7pt
CORRAL6pt
CURACAO7pt
JOCULAR14pt
LOCAL5pt
LUAU1pt
OCULAR6pt
ORACULAR8pt
ORAL1pt
ORCA1pt
RAJA1pt
ROAR1pt
RURAL5pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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