NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 8, 2026
Longest word
illogically
11 letters
Top scorer
illogically
18 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.7
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
Σ
A
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
C
11
7
5
–
2
–
1
–
26
G
–
–
–
1
–
1
1
–
3
I
–
2
–
1
–
1
–
1
5
L
4
3
1
2
–
1
–
–
11
Σ
16
12
7
5
2
3
2
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3
C
ca 7ci 2cl 4co 10cy 3
G
gl 3
I
ic 1il 4
L
la 3li 1lo 7
All 48 answers
248 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acyclic7
cacao5
cagily6
cagy1
calico6
call1
calla5
callaloo8
ciao1
cilia5
clay1
cloaca6
clog1
cloy1
coal1
coca1
cocci5
cocoa5
coil1
cola1
colic5
cool1
coolly6
coyly5
cyclic6
cyclical8
cyclically10
glacial7
glacially9
★glaciologypangram17
icily5
iliac5
illogic7
illogical9
illogically18
lacy1
laic1
laical6
lilac5
local5
locally7
loci1
loco1
logic5
logical7
logically16