Question 1

What are the NYT Spelling Bee answers for May 16, 2026?

Accepted Answer

The 64 words for the May 16, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee are: AEON, ANNATTO, ANNOTATE, ANON, ANTE, ANTENNA, ANTENNAE, APNEA, ATONE, ATOP, EATEN, ETHANE, HAPPEN, HATE, HATH, HATHA, HEAP, HEAT, HEATH, HEATHEN, HENNA, HEPTANE, NAAN, NANA, NAPE, NATANT, NEAP, NEAT, NEATEN, NEATH, NEONATE, NOTATE, OATEN, OATH, PAEAN, PANE, PANETTONE, PANT, PANTHEON, PAPA, PATE, PATENT, PATENTEE, PATH, PEAHEN, PEAT, PENNANT, PENTANE, PHAETON, PHAT, PHONATE, POPPA, POTATO, POTENTATE, TAPA, TAPE, TATTOO, TEAPOT, TEAT, TENANT, THAN, THANE, THAT, THETA.

Question 2

What is the pangram for the NYT Spelling Bee on May 16, 2026?

Accepted Answer

The pangrams for May 16, 2026 are: 1, PANTHEON, PHAETON, PHONATE.

Question 3

What are the letters for the NYT Spelling Bee on May 16, 2026?

Accepted Answer

The center letter is A and the outer letters are E, H, N, O, P, T.

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