Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 17, 2022

ABCFILK
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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
24
words
119
total points
83
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 119 pts
Genius 83 pts
Amazing 59 pts
Great 47 pts
Nice 29 pts
Solid 17 pts
Good 9 pts
Moving Up 5 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1BACKFILL
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Words by length
8
4-letter
8
5-letter
1
6-letter
5
8-letter
2
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
3 words
B
8 words
C
3 words
F
4 words
K
4 words
L
2 words
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All 24 words
ABACK5pt
ALACK5pt
ALKALI6pt
BABKA5pt
BACK1pt
BACKFILL15pt
BALALAIKA9pt
BALK1pt
BILK1pt
BLACK5pt
BLACKBALL9pt
CALLBACK8pt
CLACK5pt
CLICK5pt
FALLBACK8pt
FLACK5pt
FLAK1pt
FLICK5pt
KICK1pt
KICKBACK8pt
KICKBALL8pt
KILL1pt
LACK1pt
LICK1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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