NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 26, 2026

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, May 26, 2026 puts E in the center, with A, K, L, I, B, C around it. There are 109 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 E. Tap a word for a short definition.

109Words
487Points
341Genius
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 E.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

36

5-letter words

27

6-letter words

25

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

10

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterE
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words109
Points487
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 341 points. Queen Bee is 487.

Genius · 146 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start10
Moving Up24
Good39
Solid73
Nice122
Great195
Amazing244
341Genius341
Queen Bee487

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

Pangram Breakdown

KICKABLE
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: K ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 88th percentile
Total points 82th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words10973.915418
Points487355.489260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The May 26, 2026 hive put E in the center with A, K, L, I, B, C around it. Queen Bee needed all 109 words (487 points). Genius sat at 341.

Pangram on this date: KICKABLE. Top starting letters: B (30), C (21). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for May 26, 2026