NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 14, 2026
Longest word
bookmobile
10 letters
Top scorer
bookmobile
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
10
Σ
B
5
3
1
–
–
–
1
10
I
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
K
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
L
4
2
–
1
–
–
–
7
M
6
1
1
–
–
–
–
8
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
18
7
4
1
1
0
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 1bi 6bo 3
I
im 2
K
ki 3
L
li 7
M
mi 6mo 2
O
ol 2
All 32 answers
109 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★belie5
bible5
bike1
bile1
bilk1
bill1
biome5
boil1
bookie6
★bookmobilepangram17
imbibe6
immobile8
kibble6
kill1
kilo1
libel5
libelee7
like1
limb1
limbo5
lime1
limo1
mike1
mile1
milk1
mill1
mime1
mimeo5
mobile6
moil1
olio1
ollie5