Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, May 16, 2022

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 16, 2022

ACHRTUI
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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
174
total points
121
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 174 pts
Genius 121 pts
Amazing 87 pts
Great 69 pts
Nice 43 pts
Solid 26 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.

1HAIRCUT
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Words by length
10
4-letter
13
5-letter
6
6-letter
3
7-letter
1
8-letter
3
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
8 words
C
16 words
H
3 words
I
1 word
R
2 words
T
5 words
U
1 word
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All 36 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ARCHAIC7pt
ARCTIC6pt
ARIA1pt
ARTHRITIC9pt
ATRIA5pt
ATTIC5pt
CACTI5pt
CATHARTIC9pt
CHAI1pt
CHAIR5pt
CHIA1pt
CHIC1pt
CHICA5pt
CHICHI6pt
CHIHUAHUA9pt
CHIT1pt
CHITCHAT8pt
CIRCA5pt
CIRCUIT7pt
CIRRI5pt
CITRIC6pt
CRITIC6pt
HAIR1pt
HAIRCUT14pt
HITCH5pt
ITCH1pt
RAITA5pt
RICH1pt
TACIT5pt
TACTIC6pt
TIARA5pt
TRAIT5pt
TUTTI5pt
URIC1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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