NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 31, 2026

Sunday, May 31, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, May 31, 2026 puts C in the center, with H, D, G, O, I, L around it. There are 45 valid words. 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 C. Tap a word for a short definition.

45Words
224Points
157Genius
3Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

3

4-letter words

14

5-letter words

15

6-letter words

5

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterC
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words45
Points224
Pangrams3
Longest word10
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 157 points. Queen Bee is 224.

Genius · 67 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up11
Good18
Solid34
Nice56
Great90
Amazing112
157Genius157
Queen Bee224

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

Pangram Breakdown

CHILIDOG
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

GLOCHID
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants
GODCHILD
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: D ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 16th percentile
Total points 22th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words4573.915418
Points224355.489260
Pangrams32.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The May 31, 2026 hive put C in the center with H, D, G, O, I, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 45 words (224 points). Genius sat at 157.

Pangrams on this date: CHILIDOG, GLOCHID, GODCHILD. Top starting letters: C (31), L (6). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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