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Spelling Bee May 14, 2026 answers

All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.

Today's letter set · Center: I

B
E
I
K
L
M
O

Puzzle stats

accepted words

Total words

33

accepted entries

Total points

126

Queen Bee score

Pangrams

2

words using all 7 letters

Genius score

88

70% of total

Center letter

I

required in every word

Pangrams

+7 bonus per word

Uses all 7 letters

  • BOOKMOBILE
  • BOOKMOBILE

Rank thresholds

Points needed for each rank

Beginner

0 pts

0%

Good Start

2 pts

2%

Moving Up

6 pts

5%

Good

10 pts

8%

Solid

18 pts

15%

Nice

31 pts

25%

Great

50 pts

40%

Amazing

63 pts

50%

Genius

88 pts

70%

Queen Bee

126 pts

100%

All accepted words

Grouped by starting letter
B 11 words
  • belie
  • bible
  • bike
  • bile
  • bilk
  • bill
  • biome
  • boil
  • bookie
  • bookmobile
  • bookmobile
I 2 words
  • imbibe
  • immobile
K 3 words
  • kibble
  • kill
  • kilo
L 7 words
  • libel
  • libelee
  • like
  • limb
  • limbo
  • lime
  • limo
M 8 words
  • mike
  • mile
  • milk
  • mill
  • mime
  • mimeo
  • mobile
  • moil
O 2 words
  • olio
  • ollie

About this puzzle

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, May 14, 2026 uses the seven letters B, E, I, K, L, M, O, with I as the center letter that must appear in every word.

Today's puzzle has 33 accepted words for a total of 126 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 88 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.

This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.

Play today's Spelling Bee on The New York Times.

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