Friday, May 22, 2026
O
L
N
A
H
I
T
The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, May 22, 2026 puts O in the center, with L, N, A, H, I, T around it. There are 116 valid words. Pangrams: ANNIHILATION, HALATION, INHALATION, INHALATIONAL. 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 O. Tap a word for a short definition.
Pangrams
ANNIHILATION19pts
HALATION15pts
INHALATION17pts
INHALATIONAL19pts
Pangram Meanings
ANNIHILATION
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HALATION
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INHALATION
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INHALATIONAL
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All Valid Words(116)
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4 Letters
ALTO1pts
ANOA1pts
ANON1pts
HALO1pts
HOLT1pts
HOOT1pts
INTO1pts
IOTA1pts
LINO1pts
LION1pts
LOAN1pts
LOIN1pts
LOLL1pts
LOON1pts
LOOT1pts
LOTA1pts
LOTH1pts
LOTI1pts
NAOI1pts
NOIL1pts
NOLO1pts
NONA1pts
NOON1pts
NOTA1pts
OATH1pts
OHIA1pts
OLIO1pts
OLLA1pts
ONTO1pts
OTTO1pts
THIO1pts
TOIL1pts
TOIT1pts
TOLA1pts
TOLL1pts
TOOL1pts
TOON1pts
TOOT1pts
5 Letters
AIOLI5pts
ALLOT5pts
ALOHA5pts
ALOIN5pts
ALTHO5pts
ANION5pts
ATOLL5pts
HALLO5pts
HILLO5pts
HOLLA5pts
HOLLO5pts
HONAN5pts
INION5pts
LITHO5pts
LLANO5pts
LOATH5pts
LOTAH5pts
LOTTO5pts
NINON5pts
NITON5pts
NOTAL5pts
ONION5pts
TALON5pts
TANTO5pts
THIOL5pts
TOLAN5pts
TONAL5pts
TOOTH5pts
TOTAL5pts
6 Letters
ANATTO6pts
ANOINT6pts
ATONAL6pts
HALLOA6pts
HALLOO6pts
HALLOT6pts
HILLOA6pts
HOLLOA6pts
HOLLOO6pts
LATINO6pts
LINTOL6pts
LOTION6pts
NATION6pts
NOTION6pts
OOLITH6pts
TALION6pts
TALLOL6pts
TATTOO6pts
THOLOI6pts
7 Letters
ALATION7pts
ANNATTO7pts
ANTLION7pts
HALLOTH7pts
LANOLIN7pts
LINALOL7pts
NITINOL7pts
OTOLITH7pts
THIONIN7pts
8 Letters
HALATION15pts
ILLATION8pts
LINALOOL8pts
NATATION8pts
NATIONAL8pts
NONTONAL8pts
NOTATION8pts
NOTIONAL8pts
TITHONIA8pts
9 Letters
ALLANTOIN9pts
INANITION9pts
NONILLION9pts
TALLITOTH9pts
10 Letters
ANNOTATION10pts
INHALATION17pts
INITIATION10pts
INTONATION10pts
NONINITIAL10pts
NOTATIONAL10pts
11 Letters
NONNATIONAL11pts
TITILLATION11pts