Saturday, May 16, 2026
A
N
O
P
E
H
T
The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, May 16, 2026 puts A in the center, with N, O, P, E, H, T around it. There are 117 valid words. Pangrams: PANTHEON, PANTOTHENATE, PHAETON, PHONATE. It plays like a Medium puzzle.
Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes A. Tap a word for a short definition.
Pangrams
PANTHEON15pts
PANTOTHENATE19pts
PHAETON14pts
PHONATE14pts
Pangram Meanings
PANTHEON
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PANTOTHENATE
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PHAETON
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PHONATE
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All Valid Words(117)
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4 Letters
AEON1pts
ANNA1pts
ANOA1pts
ANON1pts
ANTA1pts
ANTE1pts
ATAP1pts
ATOP1pts
EATH1pts
EPHA1pts
ETNA1pts
HAEN1pts
HAET1pts
HAHA1pts
HANT1pts
HATE1pts
HATH1pts
HEAP1pts
HEAT1pts
NAAN1pts
NANA1pts
NAPE1pts
NEAP1pts
NEAT1pts
NONA1pts
NOTA1pts
OATH1pts
OPAH1pts
PANE1pts
PANT1pts
PAPA1pts
PATE1pts
PATH1pts
PEAN1pts
PEAT1pts
PHAT1pts
TAPA1pts
TAPE1pts
TATE1pts
TEAT1pts
TEPA1pts
THAE1pts
THAN1pts
THAT1pts
TOEA1pts
5 Letters
ANENT5pts
ANTAE5pts
APNEA5pts
ATONE5pts
EATEN5pts
ENATE5pts
EPHAH5pts
ETAPE5pts
HEATH5pts
HENNA5pts
HONAN5pts
NAPPE5pts
NEATH5pts
OATEN5pts
PAEAN5pts
PAEON5pts
PANNE5pts
PANTO5pts
PATEN5pts
PENNA5pts
POPPA5pts
TANTO5pts
THANE5pts
THETA5pts
6 Letters
ANATTO6pts
APHTHA6pts
APNOEA6pts
ATTENT6pts
ETHANE6pts
HAPPEN6pts
HAPTEN6pts
NATANT6pts
NEATEN6pts
NOTATE6pts
PATENT6pts
PATTEE6pts
PATTEN6pts
PEAHEN6pts
PENNAE6pts
PETNAP6pts
POTATO6pts
TAPETA6pts
TAPPET6pts
TATTOO6pts
TEAPOT6pts
TENANT6pts
TEOPAN6pts
7 Letters
ANNATTO7pts
ANTENNA7pts
APHTHAE7pts
HAPTENE7pts
HEATHEN7pts
HEPTANE7pts
NAPHTHA7pts
NEONATE7pts
PENNANT7pts
PENNATE7pts
PENTANE7pts
PHAETON14pts
PHENATE7pts
PHONATE14pts
TANNATE7pts
8 Letters
ANNOTATE8pts
ANTENNAE8pts
APPETENT8pts
PAHOEHOE8pts
PANTHEON15pts
PATENTEE8pts
9 Letters
NAPHTHENE9pts
PANETTONE9pts
POTENTATE9pts
10 Letters
NEPENTHEAN10pts