Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 21, 2025

EKMNPUT
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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
33
words
133
total points
93
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 133 pts
Genius 93 pts
Amazing 66 pts
Great 53 pts
Nice 33 pts
Solid 19 pts
Good 10 pts
Moving Up 6 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1UNKEMPT
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Words by length
14
4-letter
7
5-letter
8
6-letter
3
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.

E
1 word
K
3 words
M
6 words
P
4 words
T
13 words
U
6 words
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All 33 words
ENTENTE7pt
KEMPT5pt
KENTE5pt
KEPT1pt
MEET1pt
MEETUP6pt
MENTEE6pt
METE1pt
MUTE1pt
MUTT1pt
PENT1pt
PUNT1pt
PUPPET6pt
PUTT1pt
TEEM1pt
TEEN1pt
TEEPEE6pt
TEMP1pt
TEMPT5pt
TENEMENT8pt
TENET5pt
TENT1pt
TEPEE5pt
TUNE1pt
TUNEUP6pt
TUTEE5pt
TUTU1pt
UMPTEEN7pt
UNKEMPT14pt
UNKEPT6pt
UNMET5pt
UNMUTE6pt
UNTUNE6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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