May 6, 2026, Wednesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, May 06, 2026

May 06, 2026, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the V, I, U, R, L, T, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 57 words, a 252-point total, 1 Pangram (1 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: ALLUVIAL.

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Spelling Bee hive for May 6, 2026 with center letter A and surrounding letters V,I,U,R,L and T

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Wednesday, May 6, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

7/10

Hard

70th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.19

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

64/100

Rare

Rarer than 64% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

55 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Missing: I

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×8L7×7L11×6L10×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 176 pts

29 words1×8L7×7L7×6L14×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

136 vowels · 160 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start13 PTS
15%Moving Up38 PTS
25%Good63 PTS
40%Solid101 PTS
50%Nice126 PTS
60%Great151 PTS
65%Amazing164 PTS
70%Genius176 PTS
100%Queen Bee252 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 57 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, May 6, 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.

Common openings

26%

25%

16%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-05-05

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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.

Other days with this pangram

2023-04-21(I)

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Word Length Distribution

17 words

21 words

11 words

7 words (Pangram)

1 word

Share of 57 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

57 words

100%

44 words

77%

39 words

68%

35 words

61%

31 words

54%

22 words

39%

16 words

28%

Share of 57 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

17 pts

105 pts

105

66 pts

56 pts (Pangram)

8 pts

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1526%

1425%

916%

814%

35%

Share of 57 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 252 ranks in the 74th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-05-05.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 57 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 84th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-05-05.
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 Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-05-01.
The estimated solve time of 47–63 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

aalii
aaru
aillt
airt
alai
alala
alalia
alar
alia
alluvia
altair
alula
alular
alur
alvar
alvia
aralia
arara
araru
arati
arilli
arrau
artal
arval
atar
atlatl
atli
atta
attal
attila
atua
aula
aurar
aval
avalvular
avar
avatara
avital
ilia
ilial
illuvia
illuvial
ital
itala
itali
ittria
laari
lait
lall
laralia
lararia
lari
larvaria
lata
latitat
latria
latvia
laulau
laur
laura
lavalava
lila
litai
litra
llautu
lula
lulav
luluai
raia
rall
rata
ratal
ratti
raul
rauli
ravi
riata
rita
riva
ruta
taal
taar
tait
tala
talar
talari
talaria
talliar
tara
tarai
tarairi
tarata
tari
tarr
tarvia
tatar
tatta
tattva
tatu
taula
taur
tauri
tiar
tilia
tirralirra
tirurai
tralira
trav
triarii
trivalvular
truvat
tualati
tuart
tuatara
tula
ulua
ulva
ural
urali
urari
uraturia
urial
urlar
urva
utai
uvala
uvularia
vail
vair
vali
vallar
valuta
valva
valval
valvar
valvula
valvular
vara
vari
varia
vatu
vila
villar
vira
virial
virilia
vita
vitrail
vitta
vitular
viuva
viva
vivaria
vivat

*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.