Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 16, 2023

ADHINYL
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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
142
total points
99
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 142 pts
Genius 99 pts
Amazing 71 pts
Great 56 pts
Nice 35 pts
Solid 21 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1HANDILY
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Words by length
16
4-letter
10
5-letter
5
6-letter
3
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
10-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
5 words
D
10 words
H
6 words
I
7 words
L
7 words
N
1 word
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All 36 words
ALLAY5pt
ALLY1pt
ANAL1pt
ANALLY6pt
ANNAL5pt
DAHLIA6pt
DAILY5pt
DALLY5pt
DANDILY7pt
DAYLILY7pt
DIAL1pt
DIDDLY6pt
DILL1pt
DILLY5pt
DILLYDALLY10pt
HAIL1pt
HALAL5pt
HALL1pt
HANDILY14pt
HILL1pt
HILLY5pt
IDLY1pt
IDYL1pt
IDYLL5pt
ILLY1pt
INLAID6pt
INLAND6pt
INLAY5pt
LADY1pt
LAID1pt
LAIN1pt
LANAI5pt
LAND1pt
LANDLADY8pt
LILY1pt
NAIL1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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