NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 29, 2026

Friday, May 29, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, May 29, 2026 puts A in the center, with E, K, Y, S, Q, U around it. There are 60 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 A. Tap a word for a short definition.

60Words
235Points
165Genius
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 A.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

25

5-letter words

18

6-letter words

10

7-letter words

4

8-letter words

2

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterA
Vowels3
Rare lettersQ Y
Words60
Points235
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 165 points. Queen Bee is 235.

Genius · 70 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start5
Moving Up12
Good19
Solid35
Nice59
Great94
Amazing118
165Genius165
Queen Bee235

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

Pangram Breakdown

SQUEAKY
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 389 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 35th percentile
Total points 25th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words6073.915418
Points235355.489260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The May 29, 2026 hive put A in the center with E, K, Y, S, Q, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 60 words (235 points). Genius sat at 165.

Pangram on this date: SQUEAKY. Top starting letters: A (15), S (15). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for May 29, 2026