NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 21, 2026
Longest word
eggheaded
9 letters
Top scorer
changed
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
A
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
C
1
2
2
1
–
–
6
D
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
E
2
2
2
3
–
1
10
G
5
–
3
1
–
–
9
H
1
2
2
–
–
–
5
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
7
11
5
0
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1ag 2
C
ca 4ch 2
D
da 1
E
ed 2eg 4en 4
G
ga 7ge 1gh 1
H
ha 2he 3
N
na 1
All 35 answers
163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adage5
aged1
agenda6
cadge5
cadged6
cage1
caged5
change6
★changedpangram14
dang1
edge1
edged5
egad1
egged5
egghead7
eggheaded9
encage6
encaged7
engage6
engaged7
gadded6
gaga1
gage1
gagged6
ganache7
gang1
ganged6
gene1
ghee1
hang1
hanged6
hedge5
hedged6
henge5
nagged6