Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, May 22, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 22, 2025

ACHLOTP
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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
47
words
163
total points
114
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 163 pts
Genius 114 pts
Amazing 81 pts
Great 65 pts
Nice 40 pts
Solid 24 pts
Good 13 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1POTLATCH
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Words by length
25
4-letter
8
5-letter
8
6-letter
5
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.

A
5 words
C
9 words
H
3 words
L
3 words
O
1 word
P
24 words
T
2 words
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All 47 words
ALCOPOP7pt
ALPACA6pt
ALPHA5pt
APPALL6pt
ATOP1pt
CAPO1pt
CAPTCHA7pt
CATALPA7pt
CHAP1pt
CHOP1pt
CLAP1pt
CLOP1pt
COOP1pt
COOPT5pt
HOOP1pt
HOOPLA6pt
HOTPOT6pt
LAPTOP6pt
LOLLOP6pt
LOOP1pt
OPAL1pt
PACT1pt
PALAPA6pt
PALATAL7pt
PALL1pt
PALP1pt
PAPA1pt
PAPAL5pt
PATCH5pt
PATH1pt
PHAT1pt
PHOTO5pt
PLAT1pt
PLOP1pt
PLOT1pt
POACH5pt
POLL1pt
POLO1pt
POOCH5pt
POOH1pt
POOL1pt
POOP1pt
POPPA5pt
POTATO6pt
POTLATCH15pt
TAPA1pt
TOPCOAT7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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