NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 16, 2025

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions for May 16, 2025

Today's center letter is P and the outer letters are B-E-I-L-O-W-P

Today's Spelling Bee has 40 words (124 points) and 1 pangram!

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15 point words (8 letters):
0

blowpipe 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

8 point words (8 letters):
0

lollipop

Spelling Bee Game Hints - May 16, 2025

Center letter is in bold.

p

b e i l o w

WORDS: 40, POINTS: 124, PANGRAMS: 1

	4	5	6	8	Σ
b:	3	3	-	1	7
e:	1	1	-	-	2
l:	3	-	1	1	5
p:	15	3	5	-	23
w:	2	-	1	-	3
Σ:	24	7	7	2	40

Two letter list:

be-2 bl-4 bo-1

el-1 ep-1

li-1 lo-4

pe-6 pi-4 pl-5 po-8

we-2 wi-1

NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Analysis - May 16, 2025

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Total Words

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Points

124

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Pangrams

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Letter Distribution

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[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="B" percent="30" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="L" percent="22" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="W" percent="13" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="E" percent="9" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
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Word Length

Average: 4.7 letters

Points per Word: 3.1

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Common Patterns

PO: 8

PE: 6

PL: 5

BL: 4

LO: 4

PI: 4

BE: 2

WE: 2

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Share Your Spelling Bee Experience - May 16, 2025

Hey Spelling Bee enthusiasts! We’re excited to hear about your adventures with today’s puzzle. What were your favorite words that you discovered? Did you manage to find any pangrams or longer words that made your day? We’d love to know your strategies for tackling the puzzle and any tips that helped you along the way. Let’s come together as a community and share our insights and experiences!

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Join the conversation below and let’s celebrate our love for words!

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 16, 2025