NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 2, 2026
Longest word
boondoggled
11 letters
Top scorer
boondoggled
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
11
Σ
B
2
1
5
2
1
–
1
1
13
D
2
2
4
1
–
1
–
–
10
E
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
G
10
3
8
3
–
–
–
–
24
L
3
2
5
–
–
–
–
–
10
O
2
1
2
–
–
–
–
–
5
Σ
20
11
25
6
1
1
1
1
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 4bl 2bo 7
D
do 10
E
ed 2eg 2
G
ge 6gl 4go 14
L
le 3lo 7
O
ob 1og 3oo 1
All 66 answers
326 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★begged6
begone6
belong6
★belongedpangram15
blog1
blogged7
bogged6
boggle6
boggled7
bong1
bongo5
★boondogglepangram17
★boondoggledpangram18
dodge5
dodged6
doge1
dogged6
doggo5
doggone7
dogleg6
doglegged9
dong1
dongle6
edge1
edged5
egged5
eggnog6
geld1
gelded6
gelee5
gelled6
gene1
geode5
glee1
glen1
glob1
globe5
gobble6
gobbled7
goggle6
goggled7
gold1
golden6
gone1
gong1
gonged6
good1
google6
googled7
googol6
goon1
ledge5
legend6
legged6
lodge5
lodged6
loge1
logged6
logo1
long1
longed6
oblong6
ogee1
ogle1
ogled5
oolong6