Special Difficulty: 5/10

Blossom Answer Yesterday — Thursday, May 14, 2026

Difficulty 5/10

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Yesterday's Blossom Answer

310 words to find — 10 pangrams

Today's Pangrams

Reveal letter by letter or uncover a full solution

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CHANTMENTHATCHMENTCATCHMENHATCHMENMANCHET

A (66)

ACANA ACANTHA ACANTHACEAE ACCA ACCENT ACETA ACETATE ACHAETA ACHATE ACHE ACHENE ACHETA ACMAEA ACME ACNE ACTA ACTAEA AENACH AETAT AHEM AMAH AMAN AMATE AMEEN AMEN AMENANCE AMENE AMENT AMENTA ANANA ANATHEMA ANATHEMATA ANATMAN ANATTA ANEATH ANENT ANETH ANETHA ANNA ANNAT ANNECTANT ANNECTENT ANTA ANTACEA ANTAE ANTAEAN ANTE ANTENNA ANTENNAE ANTENNATA ANTENNATE ANTHEM ATAMAN ATEN ATHAME ATHECAE ATHECAN ATHECATA ATHECATE ATMAN ATTA ATTACCA ATTACH ATTACHE ATTENTAT ATTENTATE

C (65)

CAAM CAAMA CACA CACCE CACHA CACHACA CACHE CACHET CACTACEAE CAECA CAMACA CAMAN CAMANCHACA CAMATA CAME CANCAN CANCH CANCHA CANE CANN CANNA CANNACH CANT CANTATA CANTEEN CATAN CATANANCHE CATCH CATCHMAN CATE CATENA CATENAE CATENATE CATH CATHA CATHECT CATTAN CECA CEMENTA CETACEAN CETANE CHAAC CHAC CHACATE CHACE CHACMA CHAETA CHAETAE CHAM CHAMA CHAMMA CHANA CHANCE CHANCEMAN CHANCEMEN CHANNA CHANT CHANTANT CHAT CHATTA CHEAT CHEECHA CHEETAH CHENA CHETAH

E (24)

EACH EATEN EATH EMANANT EMANATE EMANE EMMA ENACT ENACTMENT ENAM ENANTHATE ENANTHEM ENANTHEMA ENANTHEMATA ENATE ENCHANT ENEMA ENEMATA ENHANCE ENTAME ETAAC ETCHANT ETHANE ETNA

H (26)

HACHE HAEM HAEN HAET HAHA HAHAM HAMATA HAMATE HAME HAMMAM HANCE HANCH HANT HATCH HATCHET HATCHMAN HATE HATH HEAT HEATH HEATHEN HEMACHATE HENCHMAN HENNA HETMAN HETMANATE

M (71)

MACACA MACANA MACE MACH MACHAAN MACHAN MACHANCHA MACHE MACHETE MAEN MAHA MAHANT MAHATMA MAMA MAMMA MAMMAE MAMMATE MAMME MAMMEA MAMMEE MAMMET MANA MANACA MANACAN MANANA MANAT MANATEE MANCANTE MANCHE MANE MANEEN MANEH MANENT MANHATTAN MANNA MANNAN MANT MANTA MATA MATAMATA MATCH MATCHA MATCHET MATE MATEE MATH MATMAN MATMEN MATT MATTA MATTE MATTHAEAN MATTHEAN MEACH MEAN MEANT MEAT MEATMAN MEATMEN MECATE MECCA MENACE MENACME MENAT MENTA MENTHA MENTHANE META METACNEME METATE METHANE

N (14)

NAAM NAAN NAME NANA NANE NATANT NATCH NATHE NATTE NEAT NEATEN NEATH NEMA NETMAN

T (44)

TACAMAHAC TACAN TACCA TACCACEAE TACE TACET TACH TACHE TACT TAHA TAME TANE TANHA TANNATE TATHATA TATT TEACH TEAETTE TEAM TEAMAN TEAMEN TEAMMAN TEAMMATE TEAMMEN TEAT TECTA TEENAME TEMACHA TENACE TENANT TENTMATE THAE THAN THANA THANE THAT THATCH THEACEAE THECA THECAE THECATE THEMA THEMATA THETA

Puzzle Analysis

Blossom yesterday was a challenging one. The theme revolved around "ACANTHACEAE," a family of flowering plants. Finding words like ACANTHA and ACETATE proved straightforward enough. However, the sheer volume of obscure botanical and scientific terms made this a tough solve. Words like AETAT and ANEATH were particularly tricky. The difficulty rating of 5/10 feels about right. It wasn't impossible, but it demanded a deep vocabulary and some educated guessing. The key insight was recognizing the botanical theme early.

How to Play Blossom

Blossom presents 7 letters arranged in a flower petal layout: one center letter surrounded by six outer petals. Your goal is to form as many valid words as possible using these letters.

Every word you create must include the center letter. Words must be at least 4 letters long, and you can reuse letters as many times as you want within a single word.

Longer words earn more points: 4-letter words score 2 points, 5-letter words score 4, 6-letter words score 6, and 7+ letter words earn 3 additional points per extra letter.

A pangram is a special word that uses all 7 letters at least once, earning a 7-point bonus on top of its length score. Finding pangrams is key to maximizing your score.

Play at www.merriam-webster.com/games/blossom-word-game. A new puzzle is available every day.

Tips & Strategy

Start by looking for pangrams. They are worth the most points. Try combining all 7 letters into common words. Spotting one early gives a big scoring boost.
Focus on the center letter first. Since every word must contain it, think of common prefixes and suffixes that include that letter, then build outward using the petal letters.
Build longer words for exponential scoring. A 9-letter word earns 12 points versus just 2 for a 4-letter word. Prioritize length over quantity when you can.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Blossom repeat past answers?

Blossom aims to provide a fresh challenge every day without repeating recent answers.

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