NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Longest word
nonillion
9 letters
Top scorer
flexion
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
F
3
2
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1
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6
I
1
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–
–
–
–
1
L
5
–
1
1
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7
N
4
–
–
–
–
1
5
O
3
2
1
1
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7
X
–
1
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–
–
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1
Σ
16
5
2
3
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
F
fe 1fl 2fo 3
I
in 1
L
le 1li 1lo 5
N
ne 1no 4
O
of 1ol 3on 2ox 1
X
xe 1
All 27 answers
90 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★felon5
★flexionpangram14
floe1
foil1
folio5
fool1
info1
leonine7
lion1
loin1
loll1
lone1
loon1
loonie6
neon1
noel1
none1
nonillion9
noon1
offline7
oleo1
olio1
ollie5
onion5
online6
oxen1
xenon5