NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 30, 2026
Longest word
innovational
12 letters
Top scorer
innovational
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
10
11
12
Σ
A
2
4
2
1
1
–
1
–
–
11
I
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
2
8
L
6
2
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
10
N
2
–
2
–
4
1
1
–
–
10
O
3
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
5
T
5
3
1
–
–
–
–
1
–
10
V
2
2
2
–
1
1
1
–
–
9
Σ
22
12
8
3
6
2
7
1
2
63
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1al 2an 5at 2av 1
I
in 7io 1
L
la 1li 1ll 1lo 7
N
na 2no 8
O
ol 1on 2ov 2
T
ta 2ti 1to 7
V
vi 4vo 5
All 63 answers
350 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
allot5
alto1
anion5
annatto7
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
atoll5
atonal6
aviation8
initiation10
innovation10
★innovationalpangram19
into1
intonation10
invitation10
★invitationalpangram19
iota1
lanolin7
lion1
llano5
loan1
loin1
loll1
loon1
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
nation6
national8
nonillion9
noon1
notation8
notational10
notion6
notional8
nova1
novation8
olio1
onion5
onto1
oval1
ovation7
talon5
tattoo6
titillation11
toil1
toll1
tonal5
tool1
toon1
toot1
total5
viol1
viola5
★violationpangram16
violin6
voila5
volant6
volition8
★volitionalpangram17
volt1