Friday, May 22, 2026
O
L
N
A
H
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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.

Today's Difficulty Medium ★★★
Scoring Guide
Nice: 250+ pts Amazing: 313+ pts Genius: 438+ pts 👑 Queen Bee: 626 pts

Pangrams

ANNIHILATION19pts HALATION15pts INHALATION17pts INHALATIONAL19pts

Pangram Meanings

ANNIHILATION Click to load definition
HALATION Click to load definition
INHALATION Click to load definition
INHALATIONAL Click to load definition

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
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