NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 30, 2026

Saturday, May 30, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, May 30, 2026 puts O in the center, with V, N, T, A, L, I around it. There are 117 valid words. 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.

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117Words

657Points

460Genius

6Pangrams

Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes O.

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Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterO

Vowels3

Rare lettersV

Words117

Points657

Pangrams6

Longest word12

Average length6.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 460 points. Queen Bee is 657.

Your score Genius · 197 points to Queen Bee

Beginner0

Good Start13

Moving Up33

Good53

Solid99

Nice164

Great263

Amazing329

460Genius460

Queen Bee657

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 657 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

INNOVATIONAL

12 letters 19 points 6 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, N ×3, O ×2, A ×2

INVITATIONAL

12 letters 19 points 6 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×3, N ×2, T ×2, A ×2

LAVATION

8 letters 15 points 4 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2

VIOLATION

9 letters 16 points 5 vowels 4 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, O ×2

VOLITANT

8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2

VOLITIONAL

10 letters 17 points 5 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2, L ×2, I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 92th percentile

Total points 95th percentile

Metric	This puzzle	Archive average	Highest	Lowest
Words	117	73.9	154	18
Points	657	355.4	892	60
Pangrams	6	2.06	13	1

This Puzzle in Context

The May 30, 2026 hive put O in the center with V, N, T, A, L, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 117 words (657 points). Genius sat at 460.

Pangrams on this date: INNOVATIONAL, INVITATIONAL, LAVATION, VIOLATION, VOLITANT, VOLITIONAL. Top starting letters: N (24), A (19). Longest accepted word: 12 letters. Difficulty: Medium.