May 19, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 19, 2020

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 19, 2020 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words61
Max Points231
Pangram1
Genius162

4 letter answers 29 words

AGARALGAANALAURADANGDARNDRAGDUADDUALGAGAGALAGALLGANGGLADGRADGRANGUARLANDLARDLAUDLUAULUNANAANNADANANARAGARANDRANGULNA

5 letter answers 15 words

ALGALANNALANNULAUGURAURALGLANDGNARLGRANDGUARDGULAGLUNARRADARRURALULNARUNGAG

6 letter answers 4 words

ANNUALLANDAULUNULARAGLAN

7 letter answers 9 words

ANGULARANNULARARUGULAAUGURALDULLARDGARLANDGRADUALGRANDADLAGGARD

8 letter answers 3 words

GANGLANDGRANDDADGRANULAR

9 letter answers 1 word

GLANDULAR

Common questions

How many answers in the May 19, 2020 Spelling Bee?

61 valid answers worth 231 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 162 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is GLANDULAR. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is A. 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.