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Wednesday, May 20, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, May 20, 2026 puts A in the center, with O, C, R, K, B, D around it. There are 87 valid words. Pangrams: BACKBOARD, BACKDOOR, CORKBOARD. It plays like a Hard 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 Hard ★★★★

Scoring Guide

● Nice: 155+ pts ● Amazing: 194+ pts ● Genius: 271+ pts 👑 Queen Bee: 387 pts

Pangrams

BACKBOARD^16pts BACKDOOR^15pts CORKBOARD^16pts

Pangram Meanings

BACKBOARD Click to load definition

BACKDOOR Click to load definition

CORKBOARD Click to load definition

All Valid Words(87)

💡 Click any word to see its definition

4 Letters

ABBA^1pts ARAK^1pts ARCO^1pts BABA^1pts BACK^1pts BARB^1pts BARD^1pts BARK^1pts BOAR^1pts BORA^1pts BRAD^1pts CACA^1pts CARB^1pts CARD^1pts CARK^1pts CARR^1pts COCA^1pts CODA^1pts CRAB^1pts DADA^1pts DADO^1pts DARB^1pts DARK^1pts DRAB^1pts KAKA^1pts KBAR^1pts OKRA^1pts ORAD^1pts ORCA^1pts ORRA^1pts RACK^1pts ROAD^1pts ROAR^1pts

5 Letters

ABACA^5pts ABACK^5pts ABAKA^5pts ACOCK^5pts ADOBO^5pts ARBOR^5pts ARDOR^5pts BABKA^5pts BABOO^5pts BACCA^5pts BOARD^5pts BROAD^5pts CABOB^5pts CACAO^5pts CARBO^5pts CAROB^5pts COBRA^5pts COCOA^5pts CRACK^5pts CROAK^5pts DOBRA^5pts KABAB^5pts KABAR^5pts KABOB^5pts KAROO^5pts RADAR^5pts

6 Letters

ABOARD^6pts ABROAD^6pts ACCORD^6pts ARRACK^6pts ARROBA^6pts BAOBAB^6pts CARACK^6pts DOODAD^6pts DORADO^6pts KABAKA^6pts KARROO^6pts

7 Letters

ARAROBA^7pts BACCARA^7pts BARRACK^7pts CARABAO^7pts CARBORA^7pts CARRACK^7pts CORDOBA^7pts

8 Letters

BACKDOOR^15pts BOOKRACK^8pts CARACARA^8pts ROORBACK^8pts

9 Letters

BACKBOARD^16pts CARDBOARD^9pts CORKBOARD^16pts CRACKBACK^9pts CROOKBACK^9pts

11 Letters

ABRACADABRA^11pts

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