Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, May 16, 2025
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 16, 2025
BEILOWP
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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
40
words
124
total points
86
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 124 pts
Genius 86 pts
Amazing 62 pts
Great 49 pts
Nice 31 pts
Solid 18 pts
Good 9 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
B
7 words
E
2 words
L
5 words
P
23 words
W
3 words
All 40 words
BEBOP5pt
BEEP1pt
BLEEP5pt
BLIP1pt
BLOOP5pt
BLOWPIPE15pt
BOOP1pt
ELOPE5pt
EPEE1pt
LIPO1pt
LOLLIPOP8pt
LOLLOP6pt
LOOP1pt
LOPE1pt
PEBBLE6pt
PEEL1pt
PEEP1pt
PEEWEE6pt
PEOPLE6pt
PEWEE5pt
PILE1pt
PILL1pt
PILLOW6pt
PIPE1pt
PLEB1pt
PLEBE5pt
PLIE1pt
PLOP1pt
PLOW1pt
POLE1pt
POLIO5pt
POLL1pt
POLO1pt
POOL1pt
POOP1pt
POPE1pt
POWWOW6pt
WEEP1pt
WEEPIE6pt
WIPE1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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