Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, May 23, 2025

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 23, 2025

DEGILYO
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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
69
words
320
total points
224
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 320 pts
Genius 224 pts
Amazing 160 pts
Great 128 pts
Nice 80 pts
Solid 48 pts
Good 25 pts
Moving Up 16 pts
Good Start 6 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1IDEOLOGY
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Words by length
18
4-letter
24
5-letter
18
6-letter
6
7-letter
2
8-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

D
24 words
G
19 words
I
4 words
L
9 words
O
10 words
Y
3 words
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All 69 words
DILDO5pt
DIODE5pt
DODGE5pt
DODGED6pt
DODGY5pt
DODO1pt
DOGE1pt
DOGGED6pt
DOGGEDLY8pt
DOGGIE6pt
DOGGO5pt
DOGGY5pt
DOGIE5pt
DOGLEG6pt
DOGLEGGED9pt
DOILY5pt
DOLE1pt
DOLED5pt
DOLL1pt
DOLLED6pt
DOLLIED7pt
DOLLY5pt
DOODLE6pt
DOODLED7pt
GEODE5pt
GEOID5pt
GEOLOGY7pt
GIGOLO6pt
GODLY5pt
GOGGLE6pt
GOGGLED7pt
GOGGLY6pt
GOLD1pt
GOLLY5pt
GOOD1pt
GOODIE6pt
GOODLY6pt
GOODY5pt
GOOEY5pt
GOOGLE6pt
GOOGLED7pt
GOOGLY6pt
GOOGOL6pt
IDEOLOGY15pt
IDOL1pt
IGLOO5pt
IODIDE6pt
LODE1pt
LODGE5pt
LODGED6pt
LOGE1pt
LOGGED6pt
LOGO1pt
LOGY1pt
LOLL1pt
LOLLED6pt
ODDLY5pt
OGEE1pt
OGLE1pt
OGLED5pt
OILED5pt
OILY1pt
OLDIE5pt
OLEO1pt
OLIO1pt
OLLIE5pt
YODEL5pt
YODELED7pt
YOGI1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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