May 25, 2026, Monday

Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, May 25, 2026

May 25, 2026, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, R, M, I, N, V, T honeycomb (center letter T) feature 43 words, a 227-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: INVARIANT.

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Spelling Bee hive for May 25, 2026 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,R,M,I,N and V

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Monday, May 25, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

3/10

Medium

34th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.74

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

19/100

Common

Rarer than 19% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

35 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×9L3×8L7×7L12×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 159 pts

23 words1×9L3×8L7×7L10×6L2×5L

Vowel Split

40%

Balanced mix

98 vowels · 149 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up34 PTS
25%Good57 PTS
40%Solid91 PTS
50%Nice114 PTS
60%Great136 PTS
65%Amazing148 PTS
70%Genius159 PTS
100%Queen Bee227 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 43 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, May 25, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

44%

19%

14%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-05-24

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-08-03(M)

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Word Length Distribution

9 words

14 words

7 words (Pangram)

3 words

1 word

Share of 43 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

43 words

100%

39 words

91%

30 words

70%

27 words

63%

27 words

63%

16 words

37%

6 words

14%

Share of 43 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

9 pts

45 pts

84 pts

56 pts (Pangram)

24 pts

9 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1944%

819%

614%

49%

37%

25%

12%

Share of 43 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 227 ranks in the 65th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-05-24.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 43 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 50th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-05-24.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Medium puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-05-24.
The estimated solve time of 30–40 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aint
airt
amanita
amanitin
amant
amarant
amati
amit
amrit
amrita
amtman
anamirtin
ananta
anat
anatman
anatta
anita
annat
anta
antar
antara
antiair
antiar
antiarin
antiman
antitrinitarian
antivitamin
antra
antrin
araminta
arati
armit
arnatta
ataman
atar
atma
atman
atta
attaint
attn
avant
avanti
avatara
imitant
immit
init
inti
intima
intr
intrant
intravitam
invt
ittria
maat
mammati
manati
mannitan
mantram
manvantara
maranta
marita
marmit
martian
matai
matamata
matar
matara
matin
matman
matra
matt
matta
minitari
mintman
mitanni
mitannian
mitra
naiant
natt
nitrian
nitta
nritta
rata
ratan
ratti
riant
riata
rita
taar
tain
tainan
tairn
tait
tama
tamara
tammar
tana
tania
tanna
tannaim
tantarara
tara
tarai
tarairi
tarama
tarantara
tarata
taratantara
tari
tariana
tarin
tarman
tarn
tarr
tartana
tartarian
tartarin
tarvia
tatar
tatarian
tatta
tattva
tiar
timar
tina
tinman
tinta
tintamar
tirma
titania
titanian
titi
titian
titman
titrant
trainman
trama
tramman
tran
trant
trav
triarian
triarii
trina
trinitarian
trinitrin
triratna
trit
trivant
trivariant
vatman
vinata
vint
vinta
vita
viti
vitrain
vitta
vivant
vivat

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.