NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 4, 2026
Longest word
highlight
9 letters
Top scorer
flighty
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
Σ
F
2
3
2
1
1
–
9
G
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
H
2
1
1
–
–
1
5
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
3
1
–
1
–
–
5
T
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
Σ
12
6
4
3
1
1
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
F
fi 6fl 3
G
gi 3
H
hi 5
I
il 1
L
li 5
T
ti 4
All 27 answers
111 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★fill1
filly5
filth5
filthily8
filthy6
fitly5
flight6
★flightypangram14
flit1
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
highlight9
highly6
hill1
hilly5
hilt1
illy1
lift1
light5
lightly7
lilt1
lily1
tightly7
till1
tilt1
tilth5