NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 1, 2026
Longest word
childlike
9 letters
Top scorer
childlike
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
Σ
C
1
5
3
4
–
1
14
D
3
–
2
1
–
–
6
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
H
4
–
3
1
–
–
8
I
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
K
2
–
2
–
–
–
4
L
7
2
2
1
–
–
12
Σ
18
9
14
7
0
1
49
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3ch 6ci 1cl 4
D
de 3di 3
E
el 2
H
he 6hi 2
I
ic 1id 2
K
ke 2ki 2
L
le 5li 7
All 49 answers
212 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
celled6
celli5
chicle6
child5
★childlikepangram16
chili5
chill5
chilled7
cichlid7
cliche6
cliched7
click5
clicked7
deckle6
deli1
dell1
diddle6
diddled7
dill1
elide5
elided6
heckle6
heckled7
heel1
heeled6
held1
hell1
hill1
hilled6
icicle6
idle1
idled5
keel1
keeled6
kill1
killed6
lech1
lede1
leech5
leeched7
leek1
lice1
lick1
licked6
lidded6
lied1
like1
liked5