NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 1, 2021
Longest word
payment
7 letters
Top scorer
payment
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
letters per word
Words by length
Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.
The hints grid
How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.
4
5
6
7
Σ
E
–
2
–
–
2
M
2
3
–
–
5
N
–
3
–
–
3
P
–
8
1
1
10
T
1
2
–
–
3
Y
–
3
–
–
3
Σ
3
21
1
1
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
em 1en 1
M
ma 2me 2my 1
N
na 2ne 1
P
pa 6pe 4
T
ta 1te 1ty 1
Y
ya 1ye 2
All 26 answers
128 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★empty5
enemy5
many1
matey5
meany5
meaty5
myna1
nanny5
natty5
netty5
panty5
papaya6
pappy5
patty5
payee5
★paymentpangram14
peaty5
penny5
peppy5
petty5
tatty5
teeny5
type1
yappy5
yenta5
yente5