NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 29, 2026
Longest word
seaquakes
9 letters
Top scorer
squeaky
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
5
3
2
–
1
–
11
E
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
K
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
Q
1
3
2
–
–
–
6
S
5
3
2
2
1
1
14
Y
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
16
12
8
2
2
1
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
aq 2as 7au 1ay 1
E
ea 3es 2
K
ka 3
Q
qu 6
S
sa 6se 3sk 2sq 3
Y
ya 1ye 1
All 41 answers
170 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aqua1
aquas5
asea1
asks1
assay5
assays6
asses5
assess6
assesses8
auks1
ayes1
ease1
eases5
easy1
essay5
essays6
kayak5
kayaks6
kays1
quake5
quakes6
quaky5
quay1
quays5
queasy6
sake1
sakes5
sass1
sasses6
sassy5
says1
seaquake8
seaquakes9
seas1
skua1
skuas5
squeak6
squeaks7
★squeakypangram14
yaks1
yeas1