NYT Spelling Bee Answers for May 10, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, f, g, i, n, o |
| # of Pangrams | 3 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 63 words |
| Total Points | 340 points |
| Genius Level | 238 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 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 7 |
| F | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | 18 |
| G | 4 | - | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 13 |
| I | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 5 |
| L | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | - | - | 13 |
| N | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| O | 1 | - | 3 | - | - | - | 4 | Σ | 19 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 63 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DI×3 DO×4 |
|---|---|
| F | FI×4 FL×6 FO×8 |
| G | GI×6 GL×1 GO×6 |
| I | ID×2 IG×1 IN×2 |
| L | LI×3 LO×10 |
| N | NI×1 NO×2 |
| O | OG×1 OI×1 OL×1 OO×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DID×1 DIL×2 DOL×3 DOO×1 |
|---|---|
| F | FID×1 FIL×3 FLI×2 FLO×4 FOI×2 FOL×3 FON×1 FOO×2 |
| G | GIG×2 GIL×4 GLI×1 GOG×1 GOL×3 GOO×2 |
| I | IDL×1 IDO×1 IGL×1 INF×2 |
| L | LIN×2 LIO×1 LOD×1 LOG×3 LOI×1 LOL×2 LON×2 LOO×1 |
| N | NIG×1 NON×1 NOO×1 |
| O | OGL×1 OIL×1 OLI×1 OOL×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) |
|---|---|---|
| fl...... † | FL8 | present participle of flood |
| fo..... † | FO7 | Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc. |
| fo...... † | FO8 | A foolish person. |
| di...... | DI8 | present participle of diddle |
| di... | DI5 | An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use. |
| di.. | DI4 | Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed. |
| do.... | DO6 | present participle and gerund of dole |
| do.. | DO4 | A toy in the form of a human. |
| do..... | DO7 | present participle and gerund of doll |
| do...... | DO8 | present participle and gerund of doodle |
| fi...... | FI8 | present participle of fiddle |
| fi.... | FI6 | Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving. |
| fi.. | FI4 | To occupy fully, to take up all of. |
| fi..... | FI7 | present participle of fill |
| fl... | FL5 | An act of throwing, often violently. |
| fl...... | FL8 | present participle of fling |
| fl.. | FL4 | To whip or scourge as punishment. |
| fl...... | FL8 | Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping. |
| fl... | FL5 | An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water. |
| fo.. | FO4 | A very thin sheet of metal. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of foil |
| fo.. | FO4 | To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. |
| fo... | FO5 | a leaf of a book or manuscript |
| fo.. | FO4 | A person with poor judgment or little intelligence. |
| fo..... | FO7 | present participle of fool |
| gi...... | GI8 | present participle of giggle |
| gi.... | GI6 | A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment. |
| gi.. | GI4 | To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf. |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gild |
| gi.. | GI4 | a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals |
| gi..... | GI7 | present participle of gill |
| gl..... | GL7 | The action or motion of something that glides. |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of goggle |
| go.. | GO4 | A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au. |
| go.. | GO4 | A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes. |
| go..... | GO7 | present participle of golf |
| go...... | GO8 | present participle of google |
| go.... | GO6 | The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale). |
| id.... | ID6 | present participle of idle |
| id.. | ID4 | A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power. |
| ig... | IG5 | A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow. |
| in.... | IN6 | To fill in a space, hole or gap. |
| in....... | IN9 | present participle of infill |
| li... | LI5 | Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect. |
| li.... | LI6 | A covering for the inside surface of something. |
| li.. | LI4 | A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe. |
| lo..... | LO7 | A place to live or lodge. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of log |
| lo... | LO5 | A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc. |
| lo.. | LO4 | A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization. |
| lo.. | LO4 | The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips |
| lo.. | LO4 | To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease. |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of loll |
| lo.. | LO4 | Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point . |
| lo..... | LO7 | present participle of long |
| lo.. | LO4 | An idler, a lout. |
| ni...... | NI8 | present participle of niggle |
| no....... | NO9 | 10. |
| no...... | NO8 | The practice and sport of fishing for catfish using the bare hands. |
| og.... | OG6 | Action of the verb to ogle. |
| oi.... | OI6 | present participle of oil |
| ol.. | OL4 | A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables. |
| oo.... | OO6 | A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea. |
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.
- flooding† (FL8)
- folding† (FO7)
- fondling† (FO8)
- diddling (DI8)
- dildo (DI5)
- dill (DI4)
- doling (DO6)
- doll (DO4)
- dolling (DO7)
- doodling (DO8)
- fiddling (FI8)
- filing (FI6)
- fill (FI4)
- filling (FI7)
- fling (FL5)
- flinging (FL8)
- flog (FL4)
- flogging (FL8)
- flood (FL5)
- foil (FO4)
- foiling (FO7)
- fold (FO4)
- folio (FO5)
- fool (FO4)
- fooling (FO7)
- giggling (GI8)
- gigolo (GI6)
- gild (GI4)
- gilding (GI7)
- gill (GI4)
- gilling (GI7)
- gliding (GL7)
- goggling (GO8)
- gold (GO4)
- golf (GO4)
- golfing (GO7)
- googling (GO8)
- googol (GO6)
- idling (ID6)
- idol (ID4)
- igloo (IG5)
- infill (IN6)
- infilling (IN9)
- lingo (LI5)
- lining (LI6)
- lion (LI4)
- lodging (LO7)
- logging (LO7)
- login (LO5)
- logo (LO4)
- loin (LO4)
- loll (LO4)
- lolling (LO7)
- long (LO4)
- longing (LO7)
- loon (LO4)
- niggling (NI8)
- nonillion (NO9)
- noodling (NO8)
- ogling (OG6)
- oiling (OI6)
- olio (OL4)
- oolong (OO6)
Answer Definitions
- flooding† (verb): present participle of flood
- folding† (adjective): Designed to fold; as a folding bed, a folding bicycle, a folding chair, etc.
- fondling† (noun): A foolish person.
- diddling (verb): present participle of diddle
- dildo (noun): An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.
- dill (noun): Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.
- doling (verb): present participle and gerund of dole
- doll (noun): A toy in the form of a human.
- dolling (verb): present participle and gerund of doll
- doodling (verb): present participle and gerund of doodle
- fiddling (verb): present participle of fiddle
- filing (noun): Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
- fill (verb): To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- filling (verb): present participle of fill
- fling (noun): An act of throwing, often violently.
- flinging (verb): present participle of fling
- flog (verb): To whip or scourge as punishment.
- flogging (noun): Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
- flood (noun): An overflow (usually disastrous) of water from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
- foil (noun): A very thin sheet of metal.
- foiling (verb): present participle of foil
- fold (verb): To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
- folio (noun): a leaf of a book or manuscript
- fool (noun): A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
- fooling (verb): present participle of fool
- giggling (verb): present participle of giggle
- gigolo (noun): A man who has a sexual relationship with a woman from whom he receives payment.
- gild (verb): To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
- gilding (verb): present participle of gild
- gill (noun): a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
- gilling (verb): present participle of gill
- gliding (noun): The action or motion of something that glides.
- goggling (verb): present participle of goggle
- gold (noun): A heavy yellow elemental metal of great value, with atomic number 79 and symbol Au.
- golf (noun): A ball game played by individuals competing against one another in which the object is to hit a ball into each of a series of (usually 18 or nine) holes in the minimum number of strokes.
- golfing (verb): present participle of golf
- googling (verb): present participle of google
- googol (numeral): The number 10 100 {\displaystyle 10^{100}} , or ten to the power of a hundred. Equivalent to ten duotrigintillion (short scale), or ten sedecilliard (long scale).
- idling (verb): present participle of idle
- idol (noun): A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- igloo (noun): A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.
- infill (verb): To fill in a space, hole or gap.
- infilling (verb): present participle of infill
- lingo (noun): Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.
- lining (noun): A covering for the inside surface of something.
- lion (noun): A big cat, Panthera leo, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe.
- lodging (noun): A place to live or lodge.
- logging (verb): present participle of log
- login (noun): A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.
- logo (noun): A visual symbol or emblem that acts as a trademark or a means of identification of a company or organization.
- loin (noun): The part of the body (of humans and quadrupeds) at each side of the backbone, between the ribs and hips
- loll (verb): To act lazily or indolently while reclining; to lean; to lie at ease.
- lolling (verb): present participle of loll
- long (adjective): Having much distance from one terminating point on an object or an area to another terminating point .
- longing (verb): present participle of long
- loon (noun): An idler, a lout.
- niggling (verb): present participle of niggle
- nonillion (numeral): 10.
- noodling (noun): The practice and sport of fishing for catfish using the bare hands.
- ogling (noun): Action of the verb to ogle.
- oiling (verb): present participle of oil
- olio (noun): A rich, thick, Spanish stew consisting of meat and vegetables.
- oolong (noun): A partially fermented tea, often roasted, which combines the characteristics of green tea and black tea.