NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 7, 2026
Longest word
immunized
9 letters
Top scorer
immunized
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
D
2
2
3
2
–
–
9
E
–
4
1
1
–
–
6
I
–
2
3
–
1
1
7
M
6
2
3
1
1
1
14
N
4
1
1
–
–
–
6
U
–
2
–
–
2
–
4
Z
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
13
13
11
4
4
2
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 5di 2du 2
E
em 2en 4
I
im 3in 4
M
me 3mi 11
N
ne 3ni 1nu 2
U
un 4
Z
zi 1
All 47 answers
229 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★denied6
denim5
denizen7
denude6
denuded7
dine1
dined5
dune1
dunned6
emend5
emended7
ended5
endue5
endued6
ennui5
immune6
immunize8
★immunizedpangram16
indeed6
indie5
indium6
innie5
mend1
mended6
menu1
mien1
mind1
minded6
mine1
mined5
mini1
minim5
minimize8
minimized9
minimum7
mizzen6
need1
needed6
nene1
nine1
nude1
nudie5
undid5
undimmed8
undue5
unneeded8
zine1