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Spelling Bee May 3, 2022 answers

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

Today's letter set · Center: L

C
D
I
L
O
T
Y

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

52

accepted entries

Total points

187

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

130

70% of total

Center letter

L

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • DOCILITY
  • DOCILITY

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

3 pts

2%

Moving Up

9 pts

5%

Good

14 pts

8%

Solid

28 pts

15%

Nice

46 pts

25%

Great

74 pts

40%

Amazing

93 pts

50%

Genius

130 pts

70%

Queen Bee

187 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
C 14 words
  • clod
  • clot
  • cloy
  • codicil
  • coil
  • cold
  • coldly
  • colic
  • colloid
  • colt
  • cool
  • coolly
  • coyly
  • cyclic
D 10 words
  • diddly
  • dildo
  • dill
  • dilly
  • docility
  • docility
  • doily
  • doll
  • dolly
  • dolt
I 9 words
  • icily
  • idly
  • idol
  • idyl
  • idyll
  • idyllic
  • illicit
  • illicitly
  • illy
L 9 words
  • licit
  • licitly
  • lilt
  • lily
  • loci
  • loco
  • loll
  • loot
  • lotto
O 3 words
  • oddly
  • oily
  • olio
T 7 words
  • tidily
  • till
  • tilt
  • toil
  • told
  • toll
  • tool

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, May 3, 2022 uses the seven letters C, D, I, L, O, T, Y, with L as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 52 accepted words for a total of 187 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 130 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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