NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 10, 2026

Sunday, May 10, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, May 10, 2026 puts L in the center, with G, N, F, O, D, I around it. There are 90 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes L. Tap a word for a short definition.

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90Words

464Points

325Genius

4Pangrams

Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes L.

Pangrams

4-letter words

5-letter words

6-letter words

7-letter words

8-letter words

9-letter words

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterL

Vowels2

Rare lettersNone

Words90

Points464

Pangrams4

Longest word9

Average length5.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 325 points. Queen Bee is 464.

Your score Genius · 139 points to Queen Bee

Beginner0

Good Start9

Moving Up23

Good37

Solid70

Nice116

Great186

Amazing232

325Genius325

Queen Bee464

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 464 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

FLOODING

8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: O ×2

FOLDING

7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

FONDLING

8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×2

INFOLDING

9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 390 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 73th percentile

Total points 78th percentile

Metric	This puzzle	Archive average	Highest	Lowest
Words	90	73.8	154	18
Points	464	354.7	892	60
Pangrams	4	2.06	13	1

This Puzzle in Context

The May 10, 2026 hive put L in the center with G, N, F, O, D, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 90 words (464 points). Genius sat at 325.

Pangrams on this date: FLOODING, FOLDING, FONDLING, INFOLDING. Top starting letters: L (23), F (22). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.