Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, May 8, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 8, 2025

ACILPTR
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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
58
words
263
total points
184
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 263 pts
Genius 184 pts
Amazing 131 pts
Great 105 pts
Nice 65 pts
Solid 39 pts
Good 21 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1PRACTICAL
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Words by length
19
4-letter
16
5-letter
9
6-letter
10
7-letter
3
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
10 words
C
13 words
L
4 words
P
9 words
R
10 words
T
12 words
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All 58 words
ALTAR5pt
APART5pt
APPARAT7pt
ARCTIC6pt
ARIA1pt
ARIL1pt
ATRIA5pt
ATRIAL6pt
ATTAR5pt
ATTRACT7pt
CARAT5pt
CARP1pt
CARPAL6pt
CARPI5pt
CART1pt
CATARACT8pt
CIRCA5pt
CIRRI5pt
CITRIC6pt
CLAPTRAP8pt
CRAP1pt
CRITIC6pt
CRITICAL8pt
LAIR1pt
LARIAT6pt
LIAR1pt
LIRA1pt
PAIR1pt
PART1pt
PARTIAL7pt
PARTITA7pt
PILLAR6pt
PIRATIC7pt
PRACTICAL16pt
PRAT1pt
PRIAPIC7pt
RACIAL6pt
RAIL1pt
RAILCAR7pt
RAITA5pt
RAPT1pt
RATATAT7pt
RATTAIL7pt
RATTRAP7pt
RIAL1pt
RILL1pt
TAPIR5pt
TARP1pt
TART1pt
TARTAR6pt
TIARA5pt
TRACT5pt
TRAIL5pt
TRAIT5pt
TRAP1pt
TRIAL5pt
TRILL5pt
TRIP1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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