NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 9, 2026
Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
megahit
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
A
–
2
–
1
–
–
3
E
1
1
1
–
–
1
4
G
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
H
3
2
2
–
1
–
8
I
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
M
9
2
–
2
1
–
14
T
8
7
2
1
1
–
19
Σ
24
14
6
5
3
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 3
E
ei 3em 1
G
ga 3
H
ha 4he 4
I
im 1it 1
M
ma 4me 6mi 4
T
ta 3te 7th 6ti 3
All 53 answers
205 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agate5
agita5
agitate7
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
emit1
gait1
gamete6
gate1
hamate6
hate1
hath1
hatha5
heat1
heath5
height6
hematite8
imitate7
item1
mahatma7
mate1
math1
matte5
meat1
meet1
★megahitpangram14
meta1
mete1
meth1
might5
mite1
mitigate8
mitt1
taiga5
tame1
tatami6
team1
teammate8
teat1
teatime7
teem1
teeth5
teethe6
that1
thee1
them1
theme5
theta5
thigh5
tight5
time1
tithe5