Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, May 9, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 9, 2025

DILOWYR
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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
30
words
133
total points
93
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 133 pts
Genius 93 pts
Amazing 66 pts
Great 53 pts
Nice 33 pts
Solid 19 pts
Good 10 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1ROWDILYWORDILY
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Words by length
10
4-letter
14
5-letter
3
6-letter
3
7-letter
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Words by first letter

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

D
11 words
L
4 words
O
1 word
R
6 words
W
8 words
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All 30 words
DOLOR5pt
DOOR1pt
DORY1pt
DOWRY5pt
DRILL5pt
DROID5pt
DROLL5pt
DROLLY6pt
DROOL5pt
DROOLY6pt
DRYLY5pt
LORD1pt
LORDLY6pt
LORDY5pt
LORRY5pt
ODOR1pt
RILL1pt
ROIL1pt
ROLL1pt
ROOD1pt
ROWDILY14pt
ROWDY5pt
WIRY1pt
WORD1pt
WORDILY14pt
WORDY5pt
WORLD5pt
WORLDLY7pt
WORRY5pt
WRYLY5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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