Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, May 8, 2023

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 8, 2023

ABFIKLC
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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
34
words
173
total points
121
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 173 pts
Genius 121 pts
Amazing 86 pts
Great 69 pts
Nice 43 pts
Solid 25 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.

1BACKFILL
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Words by length
8
4-letter
14
5-letter
4
6-letter
1
7-letter
6
8-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
5 words
B
6 words
C
10 words
F
4 words
I
1 word
K
3 words
L
5 words
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All 34 words
ABACI5pt
ABACK5pt
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ALACK5pt
BACILLI7pt
BACK1pt
BACKFILL15pt
BIBLICAL8pt
BLACK5pt
BLACKBALL9pt
CABAL5pt
CABALA6pt
CALF1pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALLBACK8pt
CILIA5pt
CLACK5pt
CLICK5pt
CLIFF5pt
FACIAL6pt
FALLBACK8pt
FLACK5pt
FLICK5pt
ILIAC5pt
KICK1pt
KICKBACK8pt
KICKBALL8pt
LACK1pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LICK1pt
LILAC5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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