Saturday, May 16, 2026
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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.

Today's Difficulty Medium ★★★
Scoring Guide
Nice: 213+ pts Amazing: 267+ pts Genius: 373+ pts 👑 Queen Bee: 533 pts

Pangrams

PANTHEON15pts PANTOTHENATE19pts PHAETON14pts PHONATE14pts

Pangram Meanings

PANTHEON Click to load definition
PANTOTHENATE Click to load definition
PHAETON Click to load definition
PHONATE Click to load definition

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
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