May 16, 2024
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 16, 2024
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 16, 2024 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words76
Max Points439
Pangrams3
Genius307
4 letter answers 19 words
ALGAALITANALGALAGALLGILLGILTGLIALAINLAVALILTLINTNAILTAILTALITALLTILLTILTVIAL
5 letter answers 14 words
ALGALALIGNANNALANVILATILTAVAILGLINTLANAINATALNAVALVAGALVIGILVILLAVITAL
6 letter answers 6 words
AILINGLAVINGLININGLIVINGTALLITTILING
7 letter answers 17 words
ANGLINGGALLANTGALLINGGANGLIAGILLINGINITIALLAGGINGLANTANALILTINGNAILINGTAILINGTILLINGTILTINGVAGINALVALIANTVANILLAVILLAIN
8 letter answers 14 words
ALIGNINGAVAILINGGALANGALGANGLINGGIGGLINGGLINTINGLIGATINGLITIGANTNIGGLINGTANGLINGTATTLINGTINGLINGVANILLINVIGILANT
9 letter answers 1 word
GALLIVANT
10 letter answers 3 words
INITIALINGLITIGATINGTAILGATING
11 letter answers 1 word
TITILLATING
12 letter answers 1 word
GALLIVANTING
Common questions
How many answers in the May 16, 2024 Spelling Bee?
76 valid answers worth 439 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 307 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are GALLIVANT, GALLIVANTING, VIGILANT. 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.