May 24, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 24, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 24, 2021 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words74
Max Points406
Pangrams6
Genius284
4 letter answers 20 words
ACAIALITCIAOCLIPCOILIOTALAICLILTLIPOLOCIOLIOPAILPICAPILLPITATAILTALITILLTILTTOIL
5 letter answers 20 words
AIOLIATILTATTICCACTICILIACOATICOCCICOLICILIACLICITLILACOPTICPATIOPICOTPILOTPIPITPLAITPOLIOTACITTOPIC
6 letter answers 9 words
ACACIACALICOCOITALITALICLACTICLAICALOCTOPITACTICTIPTOP
7 letter answers 14 words
CAPITALCAPITOLCATTAILCOPILOTILLICITOPTICALPAPILLAPICCATAPICCOLOPITAPATPOLITICTAPIOCATILAPIATOPICAL
8 letter answers 8 words
CAPICOLACOATTAILLOLLIPOPOCOTILLOPALATIALPOLITICOTACTICALTAILCOAT
9 letter answers 2 words
OCCIPITALPOLITICAL
10 letter answers 1 word
APOLITICAL
Common questions
How many answers in the May 24, 2021 Spelling Bee?
74 valid answers worth 406 points, including 6 pangrams. Genius requires 284 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are APOLITICAL, CAPITOL, OCCIPITAL, OPTICAL, POLITICAL, TOPICAL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is I. 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.