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Spelling Bee May 17, 2020 answers

All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.

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Today's letter set · Center: U

C
I
L
P
R
T
U

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

25

accepted entries

Total points

97

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

67

70% of total

Center letter

U

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • CULPRIT
  • CULPRIT

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

1 pts

2%

Moving Up

4 pts

5%

Good

7 pts

8%

Solid

14 pts

15%

Nice

24 pts

25%

Great

38 pts

40%

Amazing

48 pts

50%

Genius

67 pts

70%

Queen Bee

97 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
C 9 words
  • circuit
  • cull
  • culprit
  • culprit
  • cult
  • cultic
  • curl
  • curt
  • cutup
I 1 word
  • irrupt
L 2 words
  • lull
  • lulu
P 7 words
  • pull
  • pulp
  • pulpit
  • pupil
  • purl
  • purr
  • putt
T 3 words
  • tulip
  • tutti
  • tutu
U 3 words
  • uplit
  • uptilt
  • uric

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, May 17, 2020 uses the seven letters C, I, L, P, R, T, U, with U as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 25 accepted words for a total of 97 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 67 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.

This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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