Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, May 21, 2023

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 21, 2023

ACMNOTB
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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
38
words
188
total points
131
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 188 pts
Genius 131 pts
Amazing 94 pts
Great 75 pts
Nice 47 pts
Solid 28 pts
Good 15 pts
Moving Up 9 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1COMBATANTNONCOMBATANT
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Words by length
12
4-letter
8
5-letter
12
6-letter
3
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
9-letter
1
12-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
1 word
B
22 words
C
6 words
M
2 words
N
4 words
T
3 words
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All 38 words
ABBOT5pt
BABA1pt
BABOON6pt
BACON5pt
BAMBOO6pt
BANANA6pt
BANC1pt
BANTAM6pt
BAOBAB6pt
BATON5pt
BOAT1pt
BOATMAN7pt
BOBA1pt
BOBCAT6pt
BOMB1pt
BONBON6pt
BONOBO6pt
BOOB1pt
BOOBOO6pt
BOOM1pt
BOON1pt
BOOT1pt
BOTTOM6pt
CABANA6pt
CATACOMB8pt
COMB1pt
COMBAT6pt
COMBATANT16pt
COMBO5pt
MAMBA5pt
MAMBO5pt
NABOB5pt
NANOBOT7pt
NONCOMBATANT19pt
NOOB1pt
TABOO5pt
TOBACCO7pt
TOMB1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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