NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 11, 2026
Longest word
detected
8 letters
Top scorer
twitched
15 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
Σ
C
2
1
–
–
–
3
D
1
1
3
1
2
8
E
2
2
2
1
–
7
H
–
1
1
1
–
3
I
1
–
1
–
–
2
T
7
6
5
2
1
21
W
3
3
1
1
–
8
Σ
16
14
13
6
3
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 1ci 2
D
de 3di 5
E
ed 3ei 1et 3
H
he 1hi 2
I
it 2
T
te 6th 1ti 6tw 8
W
we 1wh 4wi 3
All 52 answers
237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chit1
cite1
cited5
deceit6
detect6
detected8
diet1
dieted6
dietetic8
ditch5
ditched7
edict5
edit1
edited6
eidetic7
etch1
etched6
ethic5
hectic6
hitch5
hitched7
itch1
itched6
tech1
techie6
teed1
teeth5
teethe6
teethed7
thee1
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tithe5
tithed6
twee1
tweed5
tweet5
tweeted7
twice5
twit1
twitch6
★twitchedpangram15
wetted6
whet1
whetted7
whit1
white5
width5
witch5
with1