NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 31, 2026
Longest word
chocoholic
10 letters
Top scorer
godchild
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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.
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9
10
Σ
C
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5
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3
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1
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G
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H
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I
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L
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4
Σ
10
7
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4
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 7ci 1cl 2co 8
G
go 1
H
ho 1
I
il 1
L
lo 4
All 25 answers
113 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chic1
chichi6
child5
childhood9
chili5
chill5
chocoholic10
cichlid7
clod1
clog1
cocci5
codicil7
coho1
coil1
cold1
colic5
colloid7
cool1
★godchildpangram15
hooch5
illogic7
loch1
loci1
loco1
logic5