NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 14, 2026

Thursday, May 14, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, May 14, 2026 puts I in the center, with O, L, E, B, M, K around it. There are 68 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 I. Tap a word for a short definition.

68Words
300Points
210Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

23

5-letter words

20

6-letter words

14

7-letter words

5

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterI
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words68
Points300
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 210 points. Queen Bee is 300.

Genius · 90 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start6
Moving Up15
Good24
Solid45
Nice75
Great120
Amazing150
210Genius210
Queen Bee300

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

Pangram Breakdown

BOOKMOBILE
10 letters 17 points 5 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: B ×2, O ×3

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 48th percentile
Total points 41th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6873.815418
Points300354.789260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The May 14, 2026 hive put I in the center with O, L, E, B, M, K around it. Queen Bee needed all 68 words (300 points). Genius sat at 210.

Pangram on this date: BOOKMOBILE. Top starting letters: B (20), M (16). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for May 14, 2026