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This is the NYTSolvers page for Blossom, the daily word game from Merriam-Webster. Here you will find today's hints, the full answer list, and everything you need to know about scoring and strategy, so you can pick exactly how much help you want, from a small nudge to the complete word list.
● Blossom gives you seven letters arranged in a flower shape, with one center letter that must appear in every word you form.
● Words must be at least four letters long, and each puzzle has a maximum of 12 words to find.
● Longer words score more points, and finding the daily pangram, a word that uses all seven letters, earns the biggest bonus.
● Use this page in stages: a quick hint first, then the daily pangram if you want a bigger push, then the full answer list if you are stuck.
If you just want a nudge, start here. Our Blossom hints show you the center letter and the length of each remaining word, which is often enough to jog your memory without handing you the answer outright. This mirrors the light clues the game itself is built around, just gathered in one place so you are not hunting for them.
Need a bigger push? We reveal today's pangram, the single word that uses all seven letters and carries the biggest score bonus in the puzzle. Knowing the pangram often makes the rest of the word list click into place, since every other word shares letters with it, but you still get to work out the remaining words yourself.
If you would rather see the full solution and move on with your day, this section lists every valid word for today's puzzle, ordered from highest scoring to lowest. We also mark the pangram and the bonus petal letter clearly, so you can check your own list against ours in seconds.
Blossom is a daily word game published by Merriam-Webster. Each puzzle gives you seven letters arranged like a flower, with six petal letters surrounding one center letter. Your job is to build real English words using those letters, and every word you submit must include the center letter at least once.
Blossom sits in the same family as NYT's Spelling Bee, since both challenge you to build as many valid words as possible from a small, fixed set of letters. Because Merriam-Webster runs the game, every accepted word comes straight from its dictionary, so the word list is reliable rather than guesswork.
● Short words: four-letter words are worth 2 points, the lowest score on the board.
● Increasing value: five-letter words score 4 points, six-letter words score 6 points, and seven-letter words jump to 12 points.
● Longer than seven: each additional letter beyond seven adds 3 extra points.
● Bonus petal: one petal letter is highlighted, and any word that uses it earns an extra 5 points.
● Pangram payoff: at least one pangram, a word using all seven letters, appears in every puzzle and adds an extra 7 points on top of its length score.
● Look at the seven letters and identify the center letter first, since it has to appear in every word you build.
● Type or tap out a word using any combination of the seven letters, reusing letters as many times as you need.
● Submit words that are at least four letters long. Anything shorter will not count, even if it is a real word.
● Keep building words until you reach 12, or until you cannot find any more that fit.
● Watch for the bonus petal letter and the pangram along the way, since both boost your score well beyond a plain four-letter word.
● Start with the center letter. Since every word needs it, brainstorming common prefixes and suffixes built around that letter narrows your options fast.
● Expand your vocabulary. A wider vocabulary makes it much easier to spot longer, higher-scoring words instead of settling for the shortest option.
● Shuffle the letters. If you feel stuck, rearranging the petal letters can reveal combinations your eyes had skipped over.
● Take your time. Stepping away for a minute and coming back with a clear head often uncovers words you missed on the first pass.
● Practice regularly. Like most word games, Blossom rewards daily play, since you start recognizing common letter patterns more quickly over time.
● Hunt for the pangram deliberately. It is worth checking every letter against the full set before you settle for a shorter word.
Stuck on a particularly tough set of letters? Our Blossom word finder on this page works like the tool you would use for a jumble or an anagram. Enter today's seven letters, and it will generate a list of possible words that fit them. It is worth remembering that not every word this kind of tool generates is guaranteed to be accepted in the game, since Blossom checks against its own dictionary, so treat the results as a starting point rather than a final answer.
● Submitting words without the center letter, which will never count, no matter how long or clever the word is.
● Stopping at short, easy words instead of testing longer combinations that would score far more.
● Overlooking the bonus petal letter, which quietly adds points every time you happen to use it.
● Giving up on the pangram too early, when checking the full letter set against a few more word ideas, often turns it up.
If you enjoyed testing your vocabulary, NYTSolvers has hints and answers for the rest of your daily puzzle lineup too. Check out our Wordle hints if you want to keep a streak alive, our Spelling Bee hints if you liked hunting for a pangram, or our Connections hints if you are in the mood for a different kind of word challenge.
About Blossom
Blossom is a daily word game from Merriam-Webster where you build words from seven letters arranged in a flower shape, with one center letter that must appear in every word you submit.
No. Blossom is published by Merriam-Webster, separate from The New York Times' own word games such as Wordle, Connections, and Spelling Bee, though it appeals to the same daily word game audience.
Each puzzle allows up to 12 words. The game ends once you reach that number or once you run out of valid words to find.
A pangram is a word that uses all seven letters in the puzzle at least once. Every Blossom puzzle contains at least one, and finding it adds a 7 point bonus on top of its normal score.
No. You can combine the seven letters in any order and reuse them as many times as needed, as long as the center letter appears somewhere in the word.
Yes, Blossom is completely free to play on the Merriam-Webster website, with no account or subscription required.
Both games ask you to build words from a small set of letters, but Blossom uses a shorter minimum word length of four letters and comes from Merriam-Webster rather than The New York Times.
No. Blossom is published by Merriam-Webster, separate from The New York Times' own word games such as Wordle, Connections, and Spelling Bee, though it appeals to the same daily word game audience.