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Spelling Bee Answers for May 28, 2024

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words38
Pangrams1
Points possible121
Center letterE
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published May 28, 2024·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

HN
CEM
AK

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
10 pts
Good
19 pts
Solid
31 pts
Nice
49 pts
Great
61 pts
Amazing
85 pts
Genius
103 pts
Queen Bee
121 pts
Total words
38
Pangrams
1
Possible points
121

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 1 pangram
namecheck +16 pts

The full word list

All 38 valid Spelling Bee solutions for May 28, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters23 words
acheacmeacneahemamencakecamecaneeachhakeheckhemekeenkneemacemakemanemeanmeekmemenamenecknene
5 letters8 words
cachecheckcheekemceeenemahencehennamecca
6 letters2 words
chancemenace
7 letters2 words
enhancenankeen
8 letters2 words
henchmanhenchmen
9 letters1 word
namecheck

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

namecheck +16henchman +8henchmen +8enhance +7nankeen +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for May 28, 2024 has 38 valid words for a total of 121 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 103 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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