NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 19, 2026

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, May 19, 2026 puts U in the center, with D, T, E, L, O, P around it. There are 96 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 U. Tap a word for a short definition.

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96Words

521Points

365Genius

5Pangrams

Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

4-letter words

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7-letter words

8-letter words

9-letter words

10-letter words

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterU

Vowels3

Rare lettersNone

Words96

Points521

Pangrams5

Longest word10

Average length5.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 365 points. Queen Bee is 521.

Your score Genius · 156 points to Queen Bee

Beginner0

Good Start10

Moving Up26

Good42

Solid78

Nice130

Great208

Amazing261

365Genius365

Queen Bee521

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

Pangram Breakdown

OUTPLODDED

10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2, D ×3

OUTPLOTTED

10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2, T ×3

OUTPOLLED

9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2, L ×2

OUTPULLED

9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: U ×2, L ×2

POLLUTED

8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 78th percentile

Total points 86th percentile

Metric	This puzzle	Archive average	Highest	Lowest
Words	96	73.8	154	18
Points	521	354.7	892	60
Pangrams	5	2.06	13	1

This Puzzle in Context

The May 19, 2026 hive put U in the center with D, T, E, L, O, P around it. Queen Bee needed all 96 words (521 points). Genius sat at 365.

Pangrams on this date: OUTPLODDED, OUTPLOTTED, OUTPOLLED, OUTPULLED, POLLUTED. Top starting letters: P (24), D (18). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.