NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 26, 2024
Longest word
blackball
9 letters
Top scorer
clickable
16 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
Σ
A
1
3
1
–
–
–
5
B
2
1
–
1
1
1
6
C
3
8
4
–
2
1
18
I
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
K
1
–
–
–
2
–
3
L
5
1
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
12
14
7
1
5
2
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ac 2al 1
B
ba 2be 1bi 1bl 2
C
ca 10ce 4ci 1cl 3
I
ic 1il 1
K
ki 3
L
la 4li 3
All 41 answers
196 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
aback5
acacia6
acai1
alack5
bacilli7
back1
beck1
biblical8
black5
blackball9
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cable5
cackle6
cake1
call1
calla5
callable8
callback8
celeb5
celiac6
cell1
celli5
cilia5
clack5
click5
★clickablepangram16
icicle6
iliac5
kick1
kickback8
kickball8
lace1
lack1
laic1
laical6
lice1
lick1
lilac5