NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 18, 2025

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions for May 18, 2025

Today's center letter is F and the outer letters are A-G-I-L-N-U-F

Today's Spelling Bee has 48 words (273 points) and 3 pangrams!

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17 point words (10 letters):
0

unflagging 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

16 point words (9 letters):
0

unfailing 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

14 point words (7 letters):
0

gainful 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

12 point words (12 letters):
0

unfulfilling

10 point words (10 letters):
0

fulfilling

9 point words (9 letters):
0

finagling
infilling

Spelling Bee Game Hints - May 18, 2025

Center letter is in bold.

f

a g i l n u

WORDS: 48, POINTS: 273, PANGRAMS: 3 (1 Perfect), BINGO

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	12	Σ
a:	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	1
f:	9	7	7	5	5	1	1	-	35
g:	3	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	4
i:	-	-	1	-	-	1	-	-	2
l:	1	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	2
n:	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
u:	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	3
Σ:	14	7	8	8	5	3	2	1	48

Two letter list:

al-1

fa-9 fi-9 fl-11 fu-6

ga-2 gu-2

in-2

lu-2

na-1

un-3

NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Analysis - May 18, 2025

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Total Words

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Points

273

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Pangrams

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Letter Distribution

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[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="G" percent="11" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="U" percent="9" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="I" percent="6" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="L" percent="6" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="A" percent="3" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
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Word Length

Average: 6.1 letters

Points per Word: 5.7

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Common Patterns

FL: 11

FA: 9

FI: 9

FU: 6

UN: 3

GA: 2

GU: 2

IN: 2

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Share Your Spelling Bee Experience - May 18, 2025

We would love to hear about your Spelling Bee journey today! What were some of your favorite words that you discovered while solving? Did you manage to find any pangrams or impressively long words? Feel free to share your strategies for tackling the puzzle as well—it’s always exciting to learn how others approach the challenge. Together, we can build a supportive community that celebrates our Spelling Bee adventures!

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Join the conversation! Share your best words, discuss your favorite strategies, and let’s celebrate our achievements in the Spelling Bee today!

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 18, 2025