NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 7, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, i, m, u, z |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 47 words |
| Total Points | 229 points |
| Genius Level | 160 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| E | - | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
| I | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| M | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| N | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 6 |
| U | - | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | 4 |
| Z | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 13 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 47 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×5 DI×2 DU×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EM×2 EN×4 |
| I | IM×3 IN×4 |
| M | ME×3 MI×11 |
| N | NE×3 NI×1 NU×2 |
| U | UN×4 |
| Z | ZI×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEN×5 DIN×2 DUN×2 |
|---|---|
| E | EME×2 END×3 ENN×1 |
| I | IMM×3 IND×3 INN×1 |
| M | MEN×3 MIE×1 MIN×9 MIZ×1 |
| N | NEE×2 NEN×1 NIN×1 NUD×2 |
| U | UND×3 UNN×1 |
| Z | ZIN×1 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| im....... † | IM9 | simple past tense and past participle of immunize |
| de.... | DE6 | simple past tense and past participle of deny |
| de... | DE5 | A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern. |
| de..... | DE7 | An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in. |
| de.... | DE6 | To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of denude |
| di.. | DI4 | To eat; to eat dinner or supper. |
| di... | DI5 | simple past tense and past participle of dine |
| du.. | DU4 | A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind. |
| du.... | DU6 | simple past tense and past participle of dun |
| em... | EM5 | To correct and revise (text or a document). |
| em..... | EM7 | simple past tense and past participle of emend |
| en... | EN5 | simple past tense and past participle of end |
| en... | EN5 | To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb. |
| en.... | EN6 | simple past tense and past participle of endue |
| en... | EN5 | A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression. |
| im.... | IM6 | Exempt; not subject to. |
| im...... | IM8 | To make someone or something immune to something. |
| in.... | IN6 | Truly; in fact; actually. |
| in... | IN5 | Independent; from outside the mainstream. |
| in.... | IN6 | A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| me.. | ME4 | A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending. |
| me.... | ME6 | simple past tense and past participle of mend |
| me.. | ME4 | The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare. |
| mi.. | MI4 | Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer. |
| mi.. | MI4 | The ability of rational thought. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination. |
| mi.. | MI4 | That which belongs to me. Used predicatively. |
| mi... | MI5 | simple past tense and past participle of mine |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi...... | MI8 | To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce. |
| mi....... | MI9 | simple past tense and past participle of minimize |
| mi..... | MI7 | The lowest limit. |
| mi.... | MI6 | Mizzenmast. |
| ne.. | NE4 | A requirement for something; something needed. |
| ne.... | NE6 | Necessary; being required. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| nu.. | NU4 | Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples. |
| nu... | NU5 | Entertainment involving naked people, especially women. |
| un... | UN5 | simple past tense of undo |
| un...... | UN8 | Not dimmed. |
| un... | UN5 | Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient. |
| un...... | UN8 | Not needed. |
| zi.. | ZI4 | A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest. |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- immunized† (IM9)
- denied (DE6)
- denim (DE5)
- denizen (DE7)
- denude (DE6)
- denuded (DE7)
- dine (DI4)
- dined (DI5)
- dune (DU4)
- dunned (DU6)
- emend (EM5)
- emended (EM7)
- ended (EN5)
- endue (EN5)
- endued (EN6)
- ennui (EN5)
- immune (IM6)
- immunize (IM8)
- indeed (IN6)
- indie (IN5)
- indium (IN6)
- innie (IN5)
- mend (ME4)
- mended (ME6)
- menu (ME4)
- mien (MI4)
- mind (MI4)
- minded (MI6)
- mine (MI4)
- mined (MI5)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minimize (MI8)
- minimized (MI9)
- minimum (MI7)
- mizzen (MI6)
- need (NE4)
- needed (NE6)
- nene (NE4)
- nine (NI4)
- nude (NU4)
- nudie (NU5)
- undid (UN5)
- undimmed (UN8)
- undue (UN5)
- unneeded (UN8)
- zine (ZI4)
Answer Definitions
- immunized† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of immunize
- denied (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deny
- denim (noun): A textile often made of cotton with a distinct diagonal pattern.
- denizen (noun): An inhabitant of a place; one who dwells in.
- denude (verb): To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip.
- denuded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of denude
- dine (verb): To eat; to eat dinner or supper.
- dined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dine
- dune (noun): A ridge or hill of sand piled up by the wind.
- dunned (verb): simple past tense and past participle of dun
- emend (verb): To correct and revise (text or a document).
- emended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of emend
- ended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of end
- endue (verb): To pass food into the stomach; to digest; also figuratively, to take on, absorb.
- endued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of endue
- ennui (noun): A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
- immune (adjective): Exempt; not subject to.
- immunize (verb): To make someone or something immune to something.
- indeed (adverb): Truly; in fact; actually.
- indie (adjective): Independent; from outside the mainstream.
- indium (noun): A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- mend (noun): A place, as in clothing, which has been repaired by mending.
- mended (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mend
- menu (noun): The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
- mien (noun): Demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer.
- mind (noun): The ability of rational thought.
- minded (adjective): Having or exemplifying a mind of the stated type, nature or inclination.
- mine (pronoun): That which belongs to me. Used predicatively.
- mined (verb): simple past tense and past participle of mine
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minimize (verb): To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
- minimized (verb): simple past tense and past participle of minimize
- minimum (noun): The lowest limit.
- mizzen (noun): Mizzenmast.
- need (noun): A requirement for something; something needed.
- needed (adjective): Necessary; being required.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- nude (adjective): Without clothing or other covering of the skin; without clothing on the genitals or female nipples.
- nudie (noun): Entertainment involving naked people, especially women.
- undid (verb): simple past tense of undo
- undimmed (adjective): Not dimmed.
- undue (adjective): Excessive; going beyond that what is natural or sufficient.
- unneeded (adjective): Not needed.
- zine (noun): A low-circulation, non-commercial publication of original or appropriated texts and images, especially one of minority interest.