May 31, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 31, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 31, 2021 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words53
Max Points269
Pangrams4
Genius188
4 letter answers 16 words
DELTDIETEDITGELTGILTHILTLILTLITETEEDTELLTHEETIDETIEDTILETILLTILT
5 letter answers 15 words
DIGITEIGHTELITELEGITLIGHTLITHETEETHTHIGHTIDEDTIGHTTILDETILEDTILTHTITHETITLE
6 letter answers 14 words
DELETEDIETEDEDITEDEIGHTHHEIGHTLILTEDLITTLETEETHETIDIEDTILLEDTILTEDTITHEDTITLEDTITTLE
7 letter answers 4 words
DELETEDDELIGHTLIGHTEDTEETHED
9 letter answers 3 words
DELIGHTEDEIGHTIETHHIGHLIGHT
11 letter answers 1 word
HIGHLIGHTED
Common questions
How many answers in the May 31, 2021 Spelling Bee?
53 valid answers worth 269 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 188 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are DELIGHT, DELIGHTED, HIGHLIGHTED, LIGHTED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is T. 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.