Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 20, 2026

BCDKORA
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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
51
words
229
total points
160
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 229 pts
Genius 160 pts
Amazing 114 pts
Great 91 pts
Nice 57 pts
Solid 34 pts
Good 18 pts
Moving Up 11 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

4 words use all 7 letters.

1BACKBOARDBACKDOORCORKBOARD
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Words by length
21
4-letter
15
5-letter
6
6-letter
2
7-letter
3
8-letter
3
9-letter
1
11-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
9 words
B
18 words
C
13 words
D
4 words
K
1 word
O
2 words
R
4 words
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All 51 words
ABACK5pt
ABOARD6pt
ABRACADABRA11pt
ABROAD6pt
ACCORD6pt
ADOBO5pt
ARBOR5pt
ARCO1pt
ARDOR5pt
BABA1pt
BABKA5pt
BACK1pt
BACKBOARD16pt
BACKDOOR15pt
BAOBAB6pt
BARB1pt
BARBACK7pt
BARBACOA8pt
BARD1pt
BARK1pt
BARRACK7pt
BOAR1pt
BOARD5pt
BOBA1pt
BOOKRACK8pt
BRAD1pt
BROAD5pt
CACAO5pt
CARB1pt
CARD1pt
CARDBOARD9pt
CAROB5pt
COBRA5pt
COCA1pt
COCOA5pt
CODA1pt
CORKBOARD16pt
CRAB1pt
CRACK5pt
CROAK5pt
DARK1pt
DOODAD6pt
DORADO6pt
DRAB1pt
KABOB5pt
OKRA1pt
ORCA1pt
RACK1pt
RADAR5pt
ROAD1pt
ROAR1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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