Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, May 18, 2025
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 18, 2025
AGILNUF
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams4 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
48
words
273
total points
191
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 273 pts
Genius 191 pts
Amazing 136 pts
Great 109 pts
Nice 68 pts
Solid 40 pts
Good 21 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by length
14
4-letter
7
5-letter
8
6-letter
8
7-letter
5
8-letter
3
9-letter
2
10-letter
1
12-letter
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
1 word
F
35 words
G
4 words
I
2 words
L
2 words
N
1 word
U
3 words
All 48 words
ALFALFA7pt
FAIL1pt
FAILING7pt
FALL1pt
FALLING7pt
FANG1pt
FANNING7pt
FAUN1pt
FAUNA5pt
FAUNAL6pt
FIFING6pt
FILIAL6pt
FILING6pt
FILL1pt
FILLING7pt
FINAGLING9pt
FINAL5pt
FINIAL6pt
FINING6pt
FLAG1pt
FLAGGING8pt
FLAIL5pt
FLAILING8pt
FLAN1pt
FLANGING8pt
FLING5pt
FLINGING8pt
FLUFF5pt
FLUFFING8pt
FLUNG5pt
FUGU1pt
FULFILL7pt
FULFILLING10pt
FULL1pt
FUNGAL6pt
FUNGI5pt
GAFF1pt
GAINFUL14pt
GUFF1pt
GULF1pt
INFILL6pt
INFILLING9pt
LUFF1pt
LUNGFUL7pt
NAIF1pt
UNFAILING16pt
UNFLAGGING17pt
UNFULFILLING12pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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