May 26, 2023

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 26, 2023

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 26, 2023 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words49
Max Points221
Pangram1
Genius155

4 letter answers 18 words

BECKBLOCBOCKCEDECELLCLODCOCKCODECOEDCOKECOLDCOOKCOOLDECKDECODOCKLOCKLOCO

5 letter answers 8 words

BLOCKBOCCECEDEDCELEBCELLOCLOCKCODEDCOOED

6 letter answers 13 words

BEDECKCELLEDCOBBLECOCKEDCOCKLECODDLECOOKEDCOOLEDDECKEDDECKLEDECODEDOCKEDLOCKED

7 letter answers 5 words

BLOCKEDCLOCKEDCOBBLEDCODDLEDDECODED

8 letter answers 3 words

BEDECKEDCOLDCOCKCOOKBOOK

9 letter answers 1 word

CELLBLOCK

10 letter answers 1 word

COLDCOCKED

Common questions

How many answers in the May 26, 2023 Spelling Bee?

49 valid answers worth 221 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 155 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is C. 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.