NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 15, 2026
Longest word
campaigning
11 letters
Top scorer
campaigning
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
11
Σ
A
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
C
2
–
1
1
1
–
–
1
6
G
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
1
–
2
–
–
4
M
6
9
5
5
3
–
–
–
28
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
P
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
11
13
11
8
4
2
0
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1am 1an 1
C
ca 6
G
ga 3gi 1
I
im 4
M
ma 18mi 10
N
na 1
P
pa 2pi 2
All 50 answers
280 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aiming6
amping6
anima5
caiman6
cami1
camp1
★campaignpangram15
★campaigningpangram18
★campingpangram14
gamin5
gaming6
gamma5
gimp1
imaging7
imagining9
imam1
impinging9
macing6
magi1
magic5
magician8
magma5
maim1
maiming7
main1
mama1
mamma5
managing8
manga5
mania5
maniac6
manic5
manna5
manning7
mapping7
mica1
mimic5
miming6
mincing7
mini1
minicam7
minicamp8
minim5
minima6
mining6
naming6
pampa5
panama6
pimp1
pimping7