Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Thursday, May 21, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — May 21, 2026

ACDEHNG
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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
35
words
163
total points
114
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 163 pts
Genius 114 pts
Amazing 81 pts
Great 65 pts
Nice 40 pts
Solid 24 pts
Good 13 pts
Moving Up 8 pts
Good Start 3 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1CHANGED
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Words by length
11
4-letter
7
5-letter
11
6-letter
5
7-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
3 words
C
6 words
D
1 word
E
10 words
G
9 words
H
5 words
N
1 word
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All 35 words
ADAGE5pt
AGED1pt
AGENDA6pt
CADGE5pt
CADGED6pt
CAGE1pt
CAGED5pt
CHANGE6pt
CHANGED14pt
DANG1pt
EDGE1pt
EDGED5pt
EGAD1pt
EGGED5pt
EGGHEAD7pt
EGGHEADED9pt
ENCAGE6pt
ENCAGED7pt
ENGAGE6pt
ENGAGED7pt
GADDED6pt
GAGA1pt
GAGE1pt
GAGGED6pt
GANACHE7pt
GANG1pt
GANGED6pt
GENE1pt
GHEE1pt
HANG1pt
HANGED6pt
HEDGE5pt
HEDGED6pt
HENGE5pt
NAGGED6pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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