Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 12, 2026

ABMNOTC
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
38
words
201
total points
140
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 201 pts
Genius 140 pts
Amazing 100 pts
Great 80 pts
Nice 50 pts
Solid 30 pts
Good 16 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

3 words use all 7 letters.

1COMBATANTNONCOMBATANT
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Words by length
10
4-letter
7
5-letter
13
6-letter
5
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
9-letter
1
12-letter
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Words by first letter

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

B
3 words
C
27 words
N
2 words
O
1 word
T
5 words
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All 38 words
BACON5pt
BANC1pt
BOBCAT6pt
CABANA6pt
CACAO5pt
CAMO1pt
CANCAN6pt
CANNA5pt
CANNON6pt
CANNOT6pt
CANON5pt
CANT1pt
CANTATA7pt
CANTON6pt
CATACOMB8pt
COAT1pt
COCA1pt
COCOA5pt
COCOON6pt
COMA1pt
COMB1pt
COMBAT6pt
COMBATANT16pt
COMBO5pt
COMMA5pt
COMMON6pt
CONCOCT7pt
CONTACT7pt
COOT1pt
COTTON6pt
NONCOM6pt
NONCOMBATANT19pt
OCTANT6pt
TACO1pt
TACT1pt
TOBACCO7pt
TOCCATA7pt
TOMCAT6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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