NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 08, 2025

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions for May 08, 2025

Today's center letter is R and the outer letters are A-C-I-L-P-T-R

Today's Spelling Bee has 58 words (263 points) and 1 pangram!

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16 point words (9 letters):
0

practical 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

8 point words (8 letters):
0

cataract
claptrap
critical

Spelling Bee Game Hints - May 08, 2025

Center letter is in bold.

r

a c i l p t

WORDS: 58, POINTS: 263, PANGRAMS: 1

	4	5	6	7	8	9	Σ
a:	2	4	2	2	-	-	10
c:	3	4	3	-	3	-	13
l:	3	-	1	-	-	-	4
p:	3	-	1	4	-	1	9
r:	4	1	1	4	-	-	10
t:	4	7	1	-	-	-	12
Σ:	19	16	9	10	3	1	58

Two letter list:

al-1 ap-2 ar-3 at-4

ca-6 ci-3 cl-1 cr-3

la-2 li-2

pa-4 pi-2 pr-3

ra-8 ri-2

ta-4 ti-1 tr-7

NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Analysis - May 08, 2025

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Total Words

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Points

263

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Pangrams

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Letter Distribution

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[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="T" percent="92" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="A" percent="77" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="R" percent="77" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="P" percent="69" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="L" percent="31" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
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Word Length

Average: 5.4 letters

Points per Word: 4.5

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Common Patterns

RA: 8

TR: 7

CA: 6

AT: 4

PA: 4

TA: 4

PR: 3

AR: 3

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Share Your Spelling Bee Experience - May 08, 2025

Hey Spelling Bee enthusiasts! We’d love to hear about your favorite words you discovered in today’s puzzle. Did you stumble upon any pangrams or impressively long words? We’re all about celebrating those linguistic victories! Feel free to share your strategies and tips for tackling the puzzle, as we know that collaboration makes our community stronger. Let’s inspire each other and make this a space for fun and learning together!

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What were your favorite words today? Did you find any hidden gems? Share them below!

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 08, 2025