NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Longest word
alluvial
8 letters
Top scorer
virtual
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
Σ
A
4
6
2
1
1
14
L
5
1
2
–
–
8
R
2
3
1
2
–
8
T
5
4
3
3
–
15
U
–
2
1
–
–
3
V
1
5
2
1
–
9
Σ
17
21
11
7
1
57
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3ar 3at 4au 2av 2
L
la 5li 2lu 1
R
ra 4ri 3ru 1
T
ta 7ti 2tr 6
U
ul 1uv 2
V
va 1vi 5vu 3
All 57 answers
252 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
alluvial8
altar5
aria1
aril1
arrival7
atilt5
atria5
atrial6
attar5
aura1
aural5
avail5
avatar6
lair1
lariat6
larva5
larval6
lava1
liar1
lira1
luau1
rail1
raita5
ratatat7
rattail7
rial1
ritual6
rival5
rural5
tail1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tart1
tartar6
taut1
tiara5
titular7
trail5
trait5
travail7
trial5
trivia6
trivial7
ultra5
uvula5
uvular6
vault5
vial1
villa5
viral5
★virtualpangram14
vital5
vulva5
vulval6
vulvar6