The Spelling Bee, Solved.
Hand-verified answers to the New York Times Spelling Bee — published every day, organised by length, with every pangram highlighted.
May 4, 2026
Monday
About the New York Times Spelling Bee
The NYT Spelling Bee gives you seven letters arranged in a honeycomb. Your job: find as many words as you can, four letters or longer, every word using the centre letter, and at least one word using all seven (the pangram). Reach 70% of the maximum and you’ve hit Genius.
We verify every answer by hand each morning. No auto-fill, no scraped lists — just clean, reliable solutions, organised by word length so you can find what you need without spoiling the rest of the puzzle.
Frequently asked
Where do I find today’s answers?
The full list of today’s answers, including the pangram, is on the May 4, 2026 page. Earlier puzzles live in the archive.
How does the Spelling Bee scoring work?
4-letter words score 1 point each. Longer words earn 1 point per letter. Pangrams (words using all seven letters) score the word’s length plus a 7-point bonus. Reaching 70% of the day’s maximum is Genius; reaching 100% is Queen Bee.
What counts as a pangram?
A pangram is any valid word that uses all seven letters in the puzzle at least once. Most days have one pangram; some days have more. We highlight every pangram in yellow on the answers page.
Do you cover Spelling Bee variants?
We track the daily NYT Spelling Bee. We don’t currently cover Spelling Bee Buddy, the Bee Bot, or third-party variants — but if you’d like to see them added, drop us a note via the about page.
How accurate are these answers?
Every list is hand-verified by our editor against the live puzzle. If you spot a missing word or a mistake, please get in touch — we correct anything wrong within hours.
When do new answers go live?
The NYT Spelling Bee publishes daily at 3am ET. Our verified answers usually appear within a few hours of that, posted to the dated page and linked from this homepage.