Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, May 18, 2023
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 18, 2023
BGINRUL
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Show the pangrams5 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
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Word count + points
49
words
272
total points
190
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 272 pts
Genius 190 pts
Amazing 136 pts
Great 108 pts
Nice 68 pts
Solid 40 pts
Good 21 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
B
19 words
G
13 words
L
11 words
N
3 words
R
3 words
All 49 words
BILL1pt
BILLING7pt
BLIN1pt
BLING5pt
BLINI5pt
BLUR1pt
BLURB5pt
BLURRING15pt
BUBBLING8pt
BUGLING7pt
BULB1pt
BULGING7pt
BULGUR6pt
BULL1pt
BULLRING15pt
BUNGLING8pt
BURBLING15pt
BURGLING15pt
BURL1pt
GIGGLING8pt
GILL1pt
GILLING7pt
GIRL1pt
GLIB1pt
GLUG1pt
GLUGGING8pt
GLUING6pt
GRILL5pt
GRILLING8pt
GULL1pt
GULLING7pt
GURGLING8pt
LINGUINI8pt
LINING6pt
LUBING6pt
LUGGING7pt
LUGING6pt
LULL1pt
LULLING7pt
LULU1pt
LUNG1pt
LUNGING7pt
LURING6pt
NIBBLING8pt
NIGGLING8pt
NULL1pt
RILING6pt
RILL1pt
RULING6pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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