NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 26, 2026
Longest word
clickable
9 letters
Top scorer
clickable
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
B
8
5
1
–
1
–
15
C
2
3
3
–
1
1
10
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
K
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
L
6
2
2
2
1
–
13
Σ
19
12
9
2
3
1
46
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1al 2
B
ba 5be 5bi 4bl 1
C
ca 5ce 4cl 1
I
ic 1
K
ka 1ke 2ki 1
L
la 4le 2li 7
All 46 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★able1
alike5
allele6
babble6
babe1
babel5
bake1
bale1
beak1
beck1
belie5
bell1
belle5
bible5
bike1
bile1
billable8
bleak5
cabbie6
cable5
cackle6
cake1
callable8
celeb5
celiac6
cell1
celli5
★clickablepangram16
icicle6
kale1
kebab5
keel1
kibble6
label5
labile6
lace1
lake1
leak1
leek1
liable6
libel5
libelee7
lice1
likable7
like1
likeable8