May 30, 2026, Saturday

Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, May 30, 2026

May 30, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, I, L, N, T, V, O honeycomb (center letter O) feature 63 words, a 350-point total, 4 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: INNOVATIONAL, INVITATIONAL.

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Spelling Bee hive for May 30, 2026 with center letter O and surrounding letters A,I,L,N,T and V

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Saturday, May 30, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

9/10

Very Hard

92nd percentile

Avg Word Length

6.16

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

88/100

Very Rare

Rarer than 88% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

69 minutes

Longer than usual

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

2×12L1×11L7×10L2×9L6×8L3×7L5×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 245 pts

26 words2×12L1×11L7×10L2×9L6×8L3×7L5×5L

Vowel Split

50%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

193 vowels · 195 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start18 PTS
15%Moving Up53 PTS
25%Good88 PTS
40%Solid140 PTS
50%Nice175 PTS
60%Great210 PTS
65%Amazing228 PTS
70%Genius245 PTS
100%Queen Bee350 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 63 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, May 30, 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

17%

16%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-05-29

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Complete Answers

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12-Letter Words 2 words

11-Letter Words 1 word

10-Letter Words 7 words

9-Letter Words 2 words

8-Letter Words 6 words

7-Letter Words 3 words

6-Letter Words 8 words

5-Letter Words 12 words

4-Letter Words 22 words

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Word Length Distribution

22 words

12 words

8 words

3 words

6 words

2 words (Pangram)

7 words (Pangram)

10L

1 word

11L

2 words (Pangram)

12L

Share of 63 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

63 words

100%

43 words

68%

43 words

68%

40 words

63%

39 words

62%

37 words

59%

18 words

29%

Share of 63 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

22 pts

60 pts

48 pts

21 pts

48 pts

25 pts (Pangram)

77 pts (Pangram)

10L

11 pts

11L

38 pts (Pangram)

12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1117%

1016%

914%

813%

58%

Share of 63 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 350 ranks in the 97th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-05-29.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 63 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 93rd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-05-29.
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 Very Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-05-28.
The estimated solve time of 59–79 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

ailanto
ainoi
aion
aionial
aition
alantol
alation
alinota
alintatao
allantoin
allo
allolalia
alloo
aloin
altitonant
anatolian
anatto
anilao
anilino
annona
annotto
anoa
anoia
anoil
anotia
anotta
anova
antinational
antivolition
antlion
anton
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
aonian
atonia
avalon
avolation
avolitional
ilion
illano
illation
illinition
illinoian
ilot
inanition
inion
inition
innovant
intonational
invination
ioni
ionian
italianation
italiot
itonia
lallation
lalo
lanao
laotian
latino
lation
laton
latona
latonian
lavation
lavolta
linaloa
linalol
linalool
lino
linon
lintol
litation
livonian
loanin
lola
loli
lolo
lota
loti
loto
lotta
lovat
lvov
naio
naoi
nataloin
natation
natational
nato
nilot
ninon
nitinol
niton
nivation
noil
noint
nolition
noll
nolo
nolt
nona
noninitial
nonion
nonnat
nonnational
nonnaval
nonnotional
nontan
nontannin
nontonal
nonviolation
nonvital
nonvolant
nonvolition
nonvolitional
nota
notal
notitia
novalia
novatian
novial
novillo
novitial
novitiation
novo
oint
oitava
oliva
olivia
olivil
olla
ollav
olona
onan
oont
otiant
ottava
ottavino
otto
ovant
ovational
ovoli
ovolo
taino
talanton
talao
taliation
talion
tallol
tano
tanoa
tanoan
tanto
taotai
tatoo
tionontati
titivation
tittivation
tivoli
toat
toatoa
toit
toitoi
tola
tolan
tolt
tonation
tonn
tonto
toona
toto
vallation
valonia
vanillon
villanova
villanovan
villota
vino
violan
violanin
violational
violon
violotta
vitiation
volata
volitant
volitation
volitational
volta
volti
volva
votal
votation

*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.