Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 18, 2022
CFILOTN
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
42
words
222
total points
155
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 222 pts
Genius 155 pts
Amazing 111 pts
Great 88 pts
Nice 55 pts
Solid 33 pts
Good 17 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
C
13 words
F
4 words
I
8 words
L
5 words
N
4 words
O
3 words
T
5 words
All 42 words
CLINIC6pt
COCOON6pt
COFFIN6pt
COIN1pt
COLON5pt
COLONIC7pt
CONCOCT7pt
CONCOCTION10pt
CONFIT6pt
CONFLICT15pt
CONIC5pt
COTILLION9pt
COTTON6pt
FICTION7pt
FINITO6pt
FLINT5pt
FONT1pt
ICON1pt
ICONIC6pt
INFILL6pt
INFLICT7pt
INFLICTION17pt
INFO1pt
INTO1pt
IONIC5pt
LINT1pt
LION1pt
LOIN1pt
LOON1pt
LOTION6pt
NONFICTION10pt
NONILLION9pt
NOON1pt
NOTION6pt
OCTILLION9pt
ONION5pt
ONTO1pt
TINCT5pt
TINFOIL7pt
TINT1pt
TONIC5pt
TOON1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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