Spelling Bee May 15, 2024 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: P
Puzzle stats
Total words
45
Total points
234
Pangrams
4
Genius score
163
Center letter
P
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- PLAINTIFF
- PLAINTIFF
- FLIPPANT
- FLIPPANT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
11 pts
5%
Good
18 pts
8%
Solid
35 pts
15%
Nice
58 pts
25%
Great
93 pts
40%
Amazing
117 pts
50%
Genius
163 pts
70%
Queen Bee
234 pts
100%
All accepted words
- apian
- appall
- fillip
- flap
- flip
- flippant
- flippant
- inapt
- pail
- pain
- paint
- palapa
- palatal
- palatial
- pall
- palp
- panini
- pant
- papa
- papal
- papilla
- patina
- pfft
- pilaf
- pill
- pinata
- pint
- pintail
- pipit
- pippin
- pita
- pitapat
- pitfall
- plain
- plaint
- plaintiff
- plaintiff
- plait
- plan
- plant
- plantain
- plat
- pliant
- tapa
- tilapia
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, May 15, 2024 uses the seven letters A, F, I, L, N, P, T, with P as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 45 accepted words for a total of 234 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 163 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.