NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 10, 2026
Longest word
infilling
9 letters
Top scorer
flooding
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
D
2
1
1
1
2
–
7
F
5
3
1
4
5
–
18
G
4
–
2
4
3
–
13
I
1
1
2
–
–
1
5
L
6
2
1
4
–
–
13
N
–
–
–
–
2
1
3
O
1
–
3
–
–
–
4
Σ
19
7
10
13
12
2
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 3do 4
F
fi 4fl 6fo 8
G
gi 6gl 1go 6
I
id 2ig 1in 2
L
li 3lo 10
N
ni 1no 2
O
og 1oi 1ol 1oo 1
All 63 answers
340 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★diddling8
dildo5
dill1
doling6
doll1
dolling7
doodling8
fiddling8
filing6
fill1
filling7
fling5
flinging8
flog1
flogging8
flood5
★floodingpangram15
foil1
foiling7
fold1
folding14
folio5
fondling15
fool1
fooling7
giggling8
gigolo6
gild1
gilding7
gill1
gilling7
gliding7
goggling8
gold1
golf1
golfing7
googling8
googol6
idling6
idol1
igloo5
infill6
infilling9
lingo5
lining6
lion1
lodging7
logging7
login5
logo1
loin1
loll1
lolling7
long1
longing7
loon1
niggling8
nonillion9
noodling8
ogling6
oiling6
olio1
oolong6