Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, May 12, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 12, 2025

GINOUXB
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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
27
words
146
total points
102
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 146 pts
Genius 102 pts
Amazing 73 pts
Great 58 pts
Nice 36 pts
Solid 21 pts
Good 11 pts
Moving Up 7 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1UNBOXING
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Words by length
5
4-letter
5
5-letter
11
6-letter
5
7-letter
1
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

B
20 words
G
2 words
I
1 word
N
2 words
U
2 words
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All 27 words
BINGING7pt
BINGO5pt
BINNING7pt
BOBBIN6pt
BOBBING7pt
BOGGING7pt
BOING5pt
BONBON6pt
BONG1pt
BONGO5pt
BONING6pt
BONOBO6pt
BOOB1pt
BOOBOO6pt
BOOING6pt
BOON1pt
BOXING6pt
BUGGING7pt
BUNG1pt
BUNION6pt
GIBBON6pt
GIBING6pt
INBOX5pt
NOOB1pt
NUBBIN6pt
UNBOX5pt
UNBOXING15pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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