May 5, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 5, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 5, 2021 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words66
Max Points390
Pangrams6
Genius273
4 letter answers 20 words
AMMOANONATOMDINODODODOOMINTOIOTAMOANMOATMONOMOODMOONMOOTNOONOMITONTOTOADTOONTOOT
5 letter answers 12 words
AMINOAMNIOANIONDITTOIDIOMIDIOTMOMMAMONADMONDOMOTTONOMADONION
6 letter answers 13 words
ANOINTDIATOMDOMAINDOMINODOODADMAMMONMINIONMOTIONNATIONNOTIONTATTOOTOMATOTOMTIT
7 letter answers 3 words
AMMONIADIAMONDOTTOMAN
8 letter answers 5 words
ADDITIONDOMINANTDOMINIONDONATIONNOTATION
9 letter answers 4 words
ANIMATIONDAMNATIONIMITATIONMONOMANIA
10 letter answers 7 words
ADMONITIONANNOTATIONDOMINATIONINITIATIONINTIMATIONINTONATIONNOMINATION
11 letter answers 1 word
NONDOMINANT
12 letter answers 1 word
INTIMIDATION
Common questions
How many answers in the May 5, 2021 Spelling Bee?
66 valid answers worth 390 points, including 6 pangrams. Genius requires 273 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are ADMONITION, DAMNATION, DOMINANT, DOMINATION, INTIMIDATION, NONDOMINANT. 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.