Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, May 9, 2022

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 9, 2022

BCDKRYA
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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
36
words
126
total points
88
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 126 pts
Genius 88 pts
Amazing 63 pts
Great 50 pts
Nice 31 pts
Solid 18 pts
Good 10 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1BACKYARD
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Words by length
19
4-letter
11
5-letter
2
6-letter
2
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
11-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
4 words
B
11 words
C
10 words
D
6 words
K
1 word
R
3 words
Y
1 word
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All 36 words
ABACK5pt
ABBACY6pt
ABRACADABRA11pt
ARRAY5pt
BABA1pt
BABKA5pt
BABY1pt
BACK1pt
BACKYARD15pt
BARB1pt
BARD1pt
BARK1pt
BARRACK7pt
BRAD1pt
BRAY1pt
CABBY5pt
CADDY5pt
CAKY1pt
CARB1pt
CARD1pt
CARRY5pt
CRAB1pt
CRABBY6pt
CRACK5pt
CRYBABY7pt
DADDY5pt
DARK1pt
DRAB1pt
DRAY1pt
DRYAD5pt
DYAD1pt
KAYAK5pt
RACK1pt
RACY1pt
RADAR5pt
YARD1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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