Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, May 11, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 11, 2025

ACDENPK
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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
35
words
158
total points
110
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 158 pts
Genius 110 pts
Amazing 79 pts
Great 63 pts
Nice 39 pts
Solid 23 pts
Good 12 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1KNEECAPPEDPANCAKED
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Words by length
14
4-letter
7
5-letter
7
6-letter
5
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.

C
2 words
D
5 words
E
1 word
K
12 words
N
4 words
P
11 words
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All 35 words
CAKE1pt
CAKED5pt
DANK1pt
DECK1pt
DECKED6pt
DEKE1pt
DEKED5pt
EKED1pt
KAPPA5pt
KEEN1pt
KEENED6pt
KEEP1pt
KNACK5pt
KNEAD5pt
KNEADED7pt
KNEE1pt
KNEECAP7pt
KNEECAPPED17pt
KNEED5pt
KNEEPAD7pt
NAKED5pt
NANKEEN7pt
NECK1pt
NECKED6pt
PACK1pt
PACKED6pt
PANCAKE7pt
PANCAKED15pt
PEAK1pt
PEAKED6pt
PECK1pt
PECKED6pt
PEEK1pt
PEEKED6pt
PEKE1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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