Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, May 8, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 8, 2026
AGILOYC
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams4 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
48
words
248
total points
173
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 248 pts
Genius 173 pts
Amazing 124 pts
Great 99 pts
Nice 62 pts
Solid 37 pts
Good 19 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by length
16
4-letter
12
5-letter
7
6-letter
5
7-letter
2
8-letter
3
9-letter
2
10-letter
1
11-letter
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
A
3 words
C
26 words
G
3 words
I
5 words
L
11 words
All 48 words
ACACIA6pt
ACAI1pt
ACYCLIC7pt
CACAO5pt
CAGILY6pt
CAGY1pt
CALICO6pt
CALL1pt
CALLA5pt
CALLALOO8pt
CIAO1pt
CILIA5pt
CLAY1pt
CLOACA6pt
CLOG1pt
CLOY1pt
COAL1pt
COCA1pt
COCCI5pt
COCOA5pt
COIL1pt
COLA1pt
COLIC5pt
COOL1pt
COOLLY6pt
COYLY5pt
CYCLIC6pt
CYCLICAL8pt
CYCLICALLY10pt
GLACIAL7pt
GLACIALLY9pt
GLACIOLOGY17pt
ICILY5pt
ILIAC5pt
ILLOGIC7pt
ILLOGICAL9pt
ILLOGICALLY18pt
LACY1pt
LAIC1pt
LAICAL6pt
LILAC5pt
LOCAL5pt
LOCALLY7pt
LOCI1pt
LOCO1pt
LOGIC5pt
LOGICAL7pt
LOGICALLY16pt
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