Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Monday, May 4, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 4, 2026

FGHITYL
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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
27
words
111
total points
77
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 111 pts
Genius 77 pts
Amazing 55 pts
Great 44 pts
Nice 27 pts
Solid 16 pts
Good 8 pts
Moving Up 5 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1FLIGHTY
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Words by length
12
4-letter
6
5-letter
4
6-letter
3
7-letter
1
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.

F
9 words
G
3 words
H
5 words
I
1 word
L
5 words
T
4 words
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All 27 words
FILL1pt
FILLY5pt
FILTH5pt
FILTHILY8pt
FILTHY6pt
FITLY5pt
FLIGHT6pt
FLIGHTY14pt
FLIT1pt
GIGGLY6pt
GILL1pt
GILT1pt
HIGHLIGHT9pt
HIGHLY6pt
HILL1pt
HILLY5pt
HILT1pt
ILLY1pt
LIFT1pt
LIGHT5pt
LIGHTLY7pt
LILT1pt
LILY1pt
TIGHTLY7pt
TILL1pt
TILT1pt
TILTH5pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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