NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 20, 2025

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions for May 20, 2025

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

Today's Spelling Bee has 45 words (289 points) and 6 pangrams!

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18 point words (11 letters):
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nationality 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆
notionality 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

17 point words (10 letters):
0

nationally 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆
notionally 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

16 point words (9 letters):
0

atonality 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

15 point words (8 letters):
0

tonality 🏆 PANGRAM! 🏆

9 point words (9 letters):
0

initially

8 point words (8 letters):
0

atonally
natality
totality

6 point words (6 letters):
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anally
litany
oniony
tinily

Spelling Bee Game Hints - May 20, 2025

Center letter is in bold.

y

a i l n o t

WORDS: 45, POINTS: 289, PANGRAMS: 6

	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	Σ
a:	1	3	1	-	1	1	-	-	7
i:	2	1	-	1	-	1	-	-	5
l:	1	4	1	2	-	-	-	-	8
n:	-	4	-	1	1	-	2	2	10
o:	3	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	5
t:	2	3	1	2	2	-	-	-	10
Σ:	9	16	4	6	4	2	2	2	45

Two letter list:

al-3 an-2 at-2

il-1 in-3 it-1

la-1 li-3 lo-4

na-6 ni-1 no-2 ny-1

oa-1 oi-1 on-3

ta-2 ti-3 to-5

NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Analysis - May 20, 2025

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Total Words

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Points

289

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Pangrams

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Letter Distribution

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[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="T" percent="100" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="L" percent="80" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="A" percent="70" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="I" percent="50" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
[su_progress_bar style="thin" text="O" percent="50" bar_color="#f0f0f0" fill_color="#F7DA21" text_color="#333333"]
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Word Length

Average: 6.1 letters

Points per Word: 6.4

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Common Patterns

NA: 6

TO: 5

LO: 4

AL: 3

IN: 3

LI: 3

ON: 3

TI: 3

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Share Your Spelling Bee Experience - May 20, 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 impressive pangrams or particularly long words? Share your exciting finds with us! Also, if you have any clever strategies or tips that help you tackle the challenge, please let us know. This is a great opportunity to connect with fellow players and celebrate our shared love for words!

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NYT Spelling Bee Solutions - May 20, 2025