May 30, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 30, 2026

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 30, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words63
Max Points350
Pangrams4
Genius245

4 letter answers 22 words

ALTOANONINTOIOTALIONLOANLOINLOLLLOONLOOTNOONNOVAOLIOONTOOVALTOILTOLLTOOLTOONTOOTVIOLVOLT

5 letter answers 12 words

AIOLIALLOTANIONATOLLLLANOLOTTOONIONTALONTONALTOTALVIOLAVOILA

6 letter answers 8 words

ANOINTATONALLOTIONNATIONNOTIONTATTOOVIOLINVOLANT

7 letter answers 3 words

ANNATTOLANOLINOVATION

8 letter answers 6 words

AVIATIONNATIONALNOTATIONNOTIONALNOVATIONVOLITION

9 letter answers 2 words

NONILLIONVIOLATION

10 letter answers 7 words

ANNOTATIONINITIATIONINNOVATIONINTONATIONINVITATIONNOTATIONALVOLITIONAL

11 letter answers 1 word

TITILLATION

12 letter answers 2 words

INNOVATIONALINVITATIONAL

Common questions

How many answers in the May 30, 2026 Spelling Bee?

63 valid answers worth 350 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 245 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are INNOVATIONAL, INVITATIONAL, VIOLATION, VOLITIONAL. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. 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.