May 9, 2024
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — May 9, 2024
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for May 9, 2024 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words62
Max Points315
Pangram1
Genius221
4 letter answers 18 words
ALGAANALDANGDIALGAGAGAINGALAGALLGANGGLADGLIALAIDLAINLANDNAANNADANAILNANA
5 letter answers 8 words
AGAINAGINGALGALALIGNANNALGLANDLANAINAIAD
6 letter answers 12 words
ADDINGAIDINGAILINGANGINADAZINGGAZINGINLAIDINLANDLADINGLAZINGZIGZAGZINNIA
7 letter answers 16 words
ADDLINGANGLINGDIALINGGADDINGGAGGINGGAININGGALLINGGANGINGGANGLIAGLAZINGLADLINGLAGGINGLANDINGNAGGINGNAILINGZAGGING
8 letter answers 7 words
ALIGNINGDANDLINGDANGLINGDAZZLINGGALANGALGANGLANDGANGLING
10 letter answers 1 word
ZIGZAGGING
Common questions
How many answers in the May 9, 2024 Spelling Bee?
62 valid answers worth 315 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 221 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangram is DAZZLING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.