Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, May 17, 2025
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 17, 2025
AEINTZL
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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
65
words
290
total points
203
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 290 pts
Genius 203 pts
Amazing 145 pts
Great 116 pts
Nice 72 pts
Solid 43 pts
Good 23 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
10 words
E
5 words
I
4 words
L
24 words
N
3 words
T
18 words
Z
1 word
All 65 words
ALIEN5pt
ALIENATE8pt
ALIT1pt
ALLELE6pt
ANAL1pt
ANNAL5pt
ANNEAL6pt
ANTENATAL9pt
ATILT5pt
AZALEA6pt
ELAN1pt
ELATE5pt
ELITE5pt
ENTAIL6pt
ENTITLE7pt
INITIAL7pt
INITIALIZE17pt
INLET5pt
INTEL5pt
LAIN1pt
LANAI5pt
LANE1pt
LANTANA7pt
LATE1pt
LATEN5pt
LATENT6pt
LATTE5pt
LAZE1pt
LEAN1pt
LEANT5pt
LENIENT7pt
LENT1pt
LENTIL6pt
LIEN1pt
LILT1pt
LINE1pt
LINEAL6pt
LINEN5pt
LINNET6pt
LINT1pt
LINTEL6pt
LITE1pt
LITTLE6pt
NAIL1pt
NATAL5pt
NETTLE6pt
TAIL1pt
TALE1pt
TALENT6pt
TALI1pt
TALL1pt
TALLIT6pt
TANTALIZE16pt
TATTLE6pt
TATTLETALE10pt
TEAL1pt
TELL1pt
TELLTALE8pt
TILE1pt
TILL1pt
TILT1pt
TITILLATE9pt
TITLE5pt
TITTLE6pt
ZEAL1pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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