NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Longest word
outdueled
9 letters
Top scorer
outpolled
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.5
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
5
2
4
3
–
–
14
E
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
L
5
2
1
–
–
–
8
O
–
2
2
2
–
2
8
P
5
2
8
3
1
–
19
T
2
2
4
–
–
–
8
U
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
18
13
20
8
1
2
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 4du 10
E
el 2et 1
L
le 1lo 3lu 4
O
ou 8
P
po 5pu 14
T
to 3tu 5
U
up 2
All 62 answers
299 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★delude6
deluded7
depute6
deputed7
dude1
duel1
dueled6
duet1
duetted7
dull1
dulled6
dupe1
duped5
duple5
elude5
eluded6
etude5
letup5
loud1
loupe5
lout1
lull1
lulled6
lulu1
lute1
outdo5
outduel7
outdueled9
outed5
outlet6
outpoll7
★outpolledpangram16
output6
pollute7
★pollutedpangram15
poult5
pout1
pouted6
puddle6
puddled7
pule1
puled5
pull1
pulled6
pullet6
pullout7
pulp1
pulped6
puppet6
putout6
putt1
putted6
toupee6
tout1
touted6
tulle5
tupelo6
tutee5
tutted6
tutu1
updo1
upped5