Below you’ll find the Wheel of Fortune bonus puzzle answer today throughout the month of May 2025. The solution to the final puzzle will be displayed first followed by the other answers for the toss-ups and regular puzzles.
Continuing from last month, the theme for this week’s puzzles is Lake Life, so many of the answers and categories will relate to this. As a reminder, these solutions are for the weekday show hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White. If you’re looking for this year’s Celebrity Wheel of Fortune hosted by Pat Sajak, you can find the solutions for the latest episode here. Tonight’s episode feature three contestants: Dave Kendall, Melisa Best, and Molly Wilcox. Here are all the solutions to the Wheel of Fortune puzzles for May 5.

What are the Wheel of Fortune puzzle answers tonight?
The following are the Wheel of Fortune puzzle answers for Monday, May 5, 2025 and the categories (in brackets) for each puzzle shown in tonight’s episode.
- Bonus Round Puzzle – IN A FIX [Phrase]
- Tossup #1 – SEAFOOD TACOS [Food & Drink]
- Tossup #2 – PANAMA HAT [What Are You Wearing?]
- Regular Puzzle #1 – TAKING THE DUNE BUGGY FOR A SPIN [Fun & Games]
- Regular Puzzle #2 – DANCE CLUB SANDWICH [Before & After]
- Tossup #3 – CLEAR BLUE SKY [Colorful Language]
- Tossup #4 – CRYSTAL BLUE WATER [Colorful Language]
- Tossup #5 – TANGLED UP IN BLUE [Colorful Language]
- Regular Puzzle #3 – SHAKESPEAREAN ACTORS [People]
- Regular Puzzle #4 – THE CREAM OF THE CROP [Food For Thought]
Here are the puzzles answers for Friday, May 2:
- Bonus Round Puzzle – RUMMAGING IN THE BACKYARD [What Are You Doing?]
- Tossup #1 – RIDING A JET SKI [Fun & Games]
- Tossup #2 – LOBSTER BISQUE [Food & Drink]
- Regular Puzzle #1 – CUTTING THROUGH RED TAPE [Colorful Language]
- Regular Puzzle #2 – I WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND-ME-DOWNS [Before & After]
- Regular Puzzle #3 – EXPLORING THE JUNGLE [What Are You Doing?]
- Tossup #3 – JELLY BEAN [Wordplay]
- Tossup #4 – BEANBAG CHAIR [Wordplay]
- Tossup #5 – WEARING A BEANIE [Wordplay]
- Regular Puzzle #4 – CLEVER ENDEAVOR [Rhyme Time]
- Fan Friday – TRUFFLE
Here are the puzzles answers for Thursday, May 1:
- Bonus Round Puzzle – ACTING QUIRKY [What Are You Doing?]
- Tossup #1 – PICNIC BASKET [Thing]
- Tossup #2 – CHERRY COBBLER [Just Desserts]
- Regular Puzzle #1 – FISH FROGS FIREFLIES & FIDDLESTICKS [Same Letter]
- Regular Puzzle #2 – EIGHTIES THEMED PARTY [Fun & Games]
- Regular Puzzle #3 – WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT [Phrase]
- Tossup #3 – STRETCHING MY ARMS [What Are You Doing?]
- Tossup #4 – STRETCHING MY BACK [What Are You Doing?]
- Tossup #5 – STRETCHING THE TRUTH [What Are You Doing?]
- Regular Puzzle #4 – SOAK UP THE SUN [Song Title]
This month, you can enter the Escape The Beach giveaway where you can explore Vanna’s hometown. From May 5 to 9, viewers have a chance to win a six-night oceanfront getaway in Myrtle Beach. And of course the Fan Fridays sweepstakes by Collette is still active too.
In July, Wheel of Fortune will be live in Las Vegas on July 11, 12, 18, and 19 with tickets available at Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino.