Spelling Bee May 6, 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: A
Puzzle stats
Total words
58
Total points
266
Pangrams
2
Genius score
186
Center letter
A
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- VIRTUAL
- VIRTUAL
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
5 pts
2%
Moving Up
13 pts
5%
Good
21 pts
8%
Solid
39 pts
15%
Nice
66 pts
25%
Great
106 pts
40%
Amazing
133 pts
50%
Genius
186 pts
70%
Queen Bee
266 pts
100%
All accepted words
- alit
- alluvial
- altar
- aria
- aril
- arrival
- atilt
- atria
- atrial
- attar
- aura
- aural
- avail
- avatar
- lair
- lariat
- larva
- larval
- lava
- liar
- lira
- luau
- rail
- raita
- ratatat
- rattail
- rial
- ritual
- rival
- rural
- tail
- tali
- tall
- tallit
- tart
- tartar
- taut
- tiara
- titular
- trail
- trait
- travail
- trial
- trivia
- trivial
- ultra
- uvula
- uvular
- vault
- vial
- villa
- viral
- virtual
- virtual
- vital
- vulva
- vulval
- vulvar
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, May 6, 2026 uses the seven letters A, I, L, R, T, U, V, with A as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 58 accepted words for a total of 266 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 186 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.