May 16, 2020
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 16, 2020
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 16, 2020 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words54
Max Points265
Pangrams3
Genius186
4 letter answers 19 words
BELLBELTBILEBILLEELYGELTGILLGILTGLEEGLIBILLYLILTLILYLITETELLTILETILLTILTYELL
5 letter answers 15 words
BELIEBELLEBELLYBIBLEBIGLYBILGEBILLYELEGYELITEGELEELEGGYLEGITLIBELLIEGETITLE
6 letter answers 9 words
BEETLEBILLETEYELETGIBLETGIGGLEGIGGLYGLIBLYLITTLETITTLE
7 letter answers 3 words
LEGIBLELEGIBLYLIBELEE
8 letter answers 3 words
BELITTLEELIGIBLEELIGIBLY
9 letter answers 2 words
ILLEGIBLEILLEGIBLY
10 letter answers 1 word
LEGIBILITY
11 letter answers 1 word
ELIGIBILITY
12 letter answers 1 word
ILLEGIBILITY
Common questions
How many answers in the May 16, 2020 Spelling Bee?
54 valid answers worth 265 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 186 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ELIGIBILITY, ILLEGIBILITY, LEGIBILITY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is L. 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.