NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 25, 2026

Monday, May 25, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, May 25, 2026 puts T in the center, with V, I, M, A, R, N around it. There are 87 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 T. Tap a word for a short definition.

87Words
477Points
334Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

17

6-letter words

23

7-letter words

19

8-letter words

6

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

11-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels2
Rare lettersV
Words87
Points477
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 334 points. Queen Bee is 477.

Genius · 143 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start10
Moving Up24
Good38
Solid72
Nice119
Great191
Amazing239
334Genius334
Queen Bee477

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

Pangram Breakdown

INTRAVITAM
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, T ×2, A ×2

VARMINT
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 70th percentile
Total points 80th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8773.815418
Points477354.789260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The May 25, 2026 hive put T in the center with V, I, M, A, R, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 87 words (477 points). Genius sat at 334.

Pangrams on this date: INTRAVITAM, VARMINT. Top starting letters: T (32), A (22). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

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