Answers for May 28, 2026

Complete verified solutions for the May 28, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee puzzle. All 47 words, pangrams, and point totals included below.

Last updated: May 28, 2026 at 3:00 AM EST

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The puzzle on 2026-05-28 had 47 words worth 245 points total. Pangram(s) included unjamming. You needed 172 points (70%) to reach Genius rank.

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How today's puzzle compares to all-time Spelling Bee history

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Difficulty Score
217 Medium
46th percentile
Total Words
47
58th percentile
Total Points
245
69th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.7
All-time avg: 5.3
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172
Genius Threshold
70% of max points
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245
Queen Bee Score
100% β€” all words
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Yes
Bingo Status
All letters start
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22
GN4L Value
Words after Genius
2️⃣
14
Unique 2L Starts
Two-letter openings
⏱️
50m
Est. Solve Time
To reach Genius

πŸ“Š Words by Length

10 words
4L 10
15 words
5L 15
8 words
6L 8
10 words
7L 10
1 word
8L 1
3 words (Pangram)
9L 3⭐

πŸ…±οΈ Words Starting with Each Letter

M
14
G
12
A🐝
5
N
5
U
5
I
4
J
2
Metric Today Average Record High Record Low
Total Words 47 ~44.2 77 16
Total Points 245 ~205.15 406 60
Avg Word Length 5.7 ~5.42 6.689655172413793 4.578947368421052
Pangram Count 1 ~1.49 4 1

πŸ“… Previous Puzzles with This Pangram

This is the first time this pangram has appeared in our archives.

🧩 Pangram Pattern Analysis

Today's featured pangram is UNJAMMING. It consists of 9 letters with a vowel-to-consonant ratio of 33% (3 vowels and 6 consonants).

  • ⚑ Structure: Standard pangram (features letter repetition)
  • ⚑ Prefix: Starts with the common prefix un-
  • ⚑ Suffix: Ends with the common suffix -ing
  • ⚑ Repeated letters: N (x2), M (x2)
Understanding spelling bee pangram patterns helps players identify long, high-scoring words early in their daily solving run.

πŸ“š Etymology & Word Origins

Germanic/Old English UNJAMMING

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Germanic/Old English vocabulary, evolving through traditional Anglo-Saxon suffixes and base structures.

Germanic/Old English GAGGING

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Germanic/Old English vocabulary, evolving through traditional Anglo-Saxon suffixes and base structures.

Germanic/Old English GAINING

The word displays linguistic traits typical of Germanic/Old English vocabulary, evolving through traditional Anglo-Saxon suffixes and base structures.

Linguistic history study helps in spotting letter clusters in the spelling bee glossary based on classical word origins.

🚫 Rejected Word List

These valid English words can be formed with today's letters but were not accepted by the NYT editor:

aani agag agama agami agamian agau agin agma agua aguaji ainu ajaja ajuga amaga amain
NYT Spelling Bee rules exclude proper nouns, hyphenated terms, offensive words, and highly obscure vocabulary at the editor's discretion.

Pangram

unjamming (16 pts)
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4-Letter Words10 words

gaga
gain
gang
imam
magi
maim
main
mama
naan
nana
Click to Reveal 10 4-Letter Words

5-Letter Words15 words

again
aging
anima
gamin
gamma
ganja
magma
mamma
manga
mania
manna
ninja
Click to Reveal 15 5-Letter Words

6-Letter Words8 words

aiming
angina
gaming
gunman
iguana
magnum
minima
naming
Click to Reveal 8 6-Letter Words

7-Letter Words10 words

gagging
gaining
ganging
gauging
imaging
jagging
jamming
maiming
manning
nagging
Click to Reveal 10 7-Letter Words

8-Letter Words1 words

managing
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9-Letter Words3 words

imagining
unjamming
unmanning
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About Today's Spelling Bee Puzzle

Today's NYT Spelling Bee features A as the center letter, with 47 words worth 245 points total. The pangram is "unjamming" β€” a 9-letter word that uses all seven hive letters.

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