NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 3, 2026
Longest word
accountant
10 letters
Top scorer
turncoat
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
letters per word
Words by length
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The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
A
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
11
C
8
8
12
11
2
–
1
42
N
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
O
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
R
–
–
2
1
–
–
–
3
T
2
1
1
2
1
–
–
7
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
13
14
17
16
5
1
3
69
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5ar 2at 3au 1
C
ca 16co 18cr 3cu 5
N
na 2
O
oc 2or 1
R
ra 2ro 1
T
ta 2to 2tr 2tu 1
U
un 1
All 69 answers
383 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★account7
accountant10
acorn5
actor5
actuator8
arcana6
arco1
attract7
attractant10
attractor9
autocrat8
cacao5
cancan6
canna5
cannon6
cannot6
canon5
cant1
cantata7
canton6
cantor6
carat5
carrot6
cart1
carton6
cartoon7
cataract8
coat1
coca1
cocoa5
coconut7
cocoon6
concoct7
concur6
contact7
contort7
contour7
contract8
contractor10
coot1
corn1
corona6
cotton6
count5
court5
croc1
croon5
crouton7
curacao7
curator7
currant7
curt1
cutout6
narc1
narco5
occur5
octant6
orca1
raccoon7
rancor6
rococo6
taco1
tact1
toccata7
toucan6
tract5
tractor7
★turncoatpangram15
uncut5