Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, May 04, 2026
May 04, 2026, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the F, T, H, G, I, Y, L honeycomb (center letter L) feature 27 words, a 111-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: HIGHLIGHT.
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Monday, May 4, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
2/10
Easy22nd percentile
Avg Word Length
5.19
Short wordsAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
41/100
UncommonRarer than 41% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
19 minutes
Quicker than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
7
Few pairsUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
No
Missing: YAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
11
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 78 ptsVowel Split
21%
Consonant-heavy puzzle29 vowels · 111 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start6 PTS
- 15%Moving Up17 PTS
- 25%Good28 PTS
- 40%Solid44 PTS
- 50%Nice56 PTS
- 60%Great67 PTS
- 65%Amazing72 PTS
- 70%Genius78 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee111 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 27 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, May 4, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.
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Complete Answers
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9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 1 word
7-Letter Words 3 words
6-Letter Words 4 words
5-Letter Words 6 words
4-Letter Words 12 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 27 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 27 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 27 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 111 ranks in the 10th percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-04-21.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 27 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 11th percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-04-27.
- The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
- The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
- This puzzle ranks among the Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
- Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
- The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-05-03.
- The estimated solve time of 16–22 min is faster than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a steady solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- fifthly
- fili
- filthify
- fittily
- flightily
- flitty
- ghyll
- gilly
- gliff
- hili
- illth
- itll
- lgth
- lighttight
- lighty
- lilith
- lill
- lilly
- lith
- lithify
- lithy
- thill
- thilly
- tilly
- tilty
- yill
- yilt
*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.