NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 7, 2026

Thursday, May 7, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, May 7, 2026 puts N in the center, with M, E, Z, I, D, U around it. There are 84 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 N. Tap a word for a short definition.

84Words
432Points
302Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

20

5-letter words

22

6-letter words

22

7-letter words

10

8-letter words

6

9-letter words

3

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterN
Vowels3
Rare lettersZ
Words84
Points432
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.7

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 302 points. Queen Bee is 432.

Genius · 130 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start9
Moving Up22
Good35
Solid65
Nice108
Great173
Amazing216
302Genius302
Queen Bee432

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

Pangram Breakdown

IMMUNIZED
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, M ×2

UNIMMUNIZED
11 letters 18 points 5 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: U ×2, N ×2, I ×2, M ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 391 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 66th percentile
Total points 72th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8473.715418
Points432354.389260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The May 7, 2026 hive put N in the center with M, E, Z, I, D, U around it. Queen Bee needed all 84 words (432 points). Genius sat at 302.

Pangrams on this date: IMMUNIZED, UNIMMUNIZED. Top starting letters: M (22), D (18). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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