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for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 5, 2026

ABDENUC
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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
34
words
180
total points
125
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 180 pts
Genius 125 pts
Amazing 90 pts
Great 72 pts
Nice 45 pts
Solid 27 pts
Good 14 pts
Moving Up 9 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1ABUNDANCE
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Words by length
7
4-letter
8
5-letter
11
6-letter
6
7-letter
2
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
7 words
B
1 word
C
13 words
D
8 words
E
2 words
N
2 words
U
1 word
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All 34 words
ABUNDANCE16pt
ACCEDE6pt
ACCEDED7pt
ACED1pt
ACNE1pt
ADDUCE6pt
ADDUCED7pt
BANC1pt
CABANA6pt
CABBED6pt
CADENCE7pt
CANCAN6pt
CANE1pt
CANED5pt
CANNA5pt
CANNED6pt
CEDE1pt
CEDED5pt
CUBE1pt
CUBED5pt
CUED1pt
DANCE5pt
DANCED6pt
DECADE6pt
DECADENCE9pt
DEDUCE6pt
DEDUCED7pt
DEUCE5pt
DUNCE5pt
EDUCE5pt
EDUCED6pt
NUANCE6pt
NUANCED7pt
UNCEDED7pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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