Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 20, 2025

AILNOTY
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams7 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
45
words
289
total points
202
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 289 pts
Genius 202 pts
Amazing 144 pts
Great 115 pts
Nice 72 pts
Solid 43 pts
Good 23 pts
Moving Up 14 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

7 words use all 7 letters.

0ATONALITYNATIONALITYNATIONALLYNOTIONALITYNOTIONALLYTONALITY
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Words by length
9
4-letter
16
5-letter
4
6-letter
6
7-letter
4
8-letter
2
9-letter
2
10-letter
2
11-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
7 words
I
5 words
L
8 words
N
10 words
O
5 words
T
10 words
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All 45 words
ALLAY5pt
ALLOY5pt
ALLY1pt
ANALLY6pt
ANNOY5pt
ATONALITY16pt
ATONALLY8pt
ILLY1pt
INANITY7pt
INITIALLY9pt
INLAY5pt
ITTY1pt
LAITY5pt
LILY1pt
LINTY5pt
LITANY6pt
LOONY5pt
LOYAL5pt
LOYALLY7pt
LOYALTY7pt
NANNY5pt
NATALITY8pt
NATIONALITY18pt
NATIONALLY17pt
NATTILY7pt
NATTY5pt
NINNY5pt
NOTIONALITY18pt
NOTIONALLY17pt
NYLON5pt
OATY1pt
OILY1pt
ONIONY6pt
ONLAY5pt
ONLY1pt
TALLY5pt
TATTY5pt
TINILY6pt
TINNY5pt
TINY1pt
TONALITY15pt
TONALLY7pt
TONY1pt
TOTALITY8pt
TOTALLY7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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NYT Spelling Bee Answers May 20, 2025 — Pangram & Word List