NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 17, 2025

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions for May 17, 2025

Today's center letter is L and the outer letters are A-E-I-N-T-Z-L

Today's Spelling Bee has 65 words (290 points) and 2 pangrams!

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17 point words (10 letters):
0

initialize 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

16 point words (9 letters):
0

tantalize 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

10 point words (10 letters):
0

tattletale

9 point words (9 letters):
0

antenatal
titillate

8 point words (8 letters):
0

alienate
telltale

7 point words (7 letters):
0

entitle
initial
lantana
lenient

Spelling Bee Game Hints - May 17, 2025

Center letter is in bold.

l

a e i n t z

WORDS: 65, POINTS: 290, PANGRAMS: 2, BINGO

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Σ
a:	2	3	3	-	1	1	-	10
e:	1	2	1	1	-	-	-	5
i:	-	2	-	1	-	-	1	4
l:	11	5	6	2	-	-	-	24
n:	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	3
t:	9	1	4	-	1	2	1	18
z:	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Σ:	25	14	15	4	2	3	2	65

Two letter list:

al-4 an-4 at-1 az-1

el-3 en-2

in-4

la-9 le-5 li-10

na-2 ne-1

ta-9 te-3 ti-6

ze-1

NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Analysis - May 17, 2025

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Total Words

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Points

290

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Pangrams

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Letter Distribution

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[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="T" percent="75" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="A" percent="42" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="E" percent="21" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="I" percent="17" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="N" percent="12" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="Z" percent="4" 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

LI: 10

TA: 9

LA: 9

TI: 6

LE: 5

IN: 4

AL: 4

AN: 4

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Share Your Spelling Bee Experience - May 17, 2025

Hey there, fellow Spelling Bee enthusiasts! We want to hear all about your experience with today’s puzzle. What were some of your favorite words that you discovered? Did you manage to find any pangrams or longer words that made your day? Whether you have clever strategies or tips on how to tackle the puzzle more efficiently, we’d love for you to share! Let’s come together as a community and celebrate our love for words!

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 17, 2025