May 12, 2024
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 12, 2024
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 12, 2024 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words51
Max Points252
Pangrams2
Genius176
4 letter answers 20 words
EMITITEMLIMELIMNMEETMELTMEMEMETEMICEMIENMILEMILLMIMEMINEMINIMINTMITEMITTTEEMTIME
5 letter answers 7 words
CLIMEEMCEELIMITMELEEMIMICMINCEMINIM
6 letter answers 7 words
CEMENTEMETICICEMENMENTEEMETTLEMILLETMITTEN
7 letter answers 6 words
CLEMENTELEMENTEMINENTLINEMENMIMETICTITMICE
8 letter answers 5 words
EMINENCEIMMINENTLINIMENTTENEMENTTIMELINE
9 letter answers 2 words
IMMINENCEINCLEMENT
10 letter answers 3 words
CLEMENTINEENTICEMENTINCITEMENT
11 letter answers 1 word
ENTITLEMENT
Common questions
How many answers in the May 12, 2024 Spelling Bee?
51 valid answers worth 252 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 176 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are CLEMENTINE, INCLEMENT. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is M. Every valid answer must contain this letter.
How does scoring work?
4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.