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Thursday, May 21, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, May 21, 2026 puts G in the center, with N, A, D, C, E, H around it. There are 51 valid words. The pangram is CHANGED. 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 G. Tap a word for a short definition.

Today's Difficulty Hard ★★★★

Scoring Guide

● Nice: 90+ pts ● Amazing: 112+ pts ● Genius: 157+ pts 👑 Queen Bee: 224 pts

Pangrams

CHANGED^14pts

Pangram Meanings

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All Valid Words(51)

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4 Letters

AGED^1pts AGEE^1pts AGHA^1pts ANGA^1pts CAGE^1pts DANG^1pts EDGE^1pts EGAD^1pts GAED^1pts GAEN^1pts GAGA^1pts GAGE^1pts GANE^1pts GANG^1pts GEED^1pts GENE^1pts GHEE^1pts HANG^1pts

5 Letters

ADAGE^5pts AGENE^5pts CADGE^5pts CAGED^5pts CHANG^5pts DAGGA^5pts EDGED^5pts EGGED^5pts GAGED^5pts HEDGE^5pts

6 Letters

AGENDA^6pts CADGED^6pts CHANGE^6pts DANGED^6pts DEGAGE^6pts ENCAGE^6pts ENGAGE^6pts GADDED^6pts GAGGED^6pts GANGED^6pts HAGGED^6pts HANGED^6pts HEDGED^6pts NAGANA^6pts NAGGED^6pts

7 Letters

CHANGED^14pts EGGHEAD^7pts ENCAGED^7pts ENGAGED^7pts GANACHE^7pts HAGGADA^7pts

8 Letters

HAGGADAH^8pts

9 Letters

EGGHEADED^9pts

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