NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 10, 2020
Longest word
babyproof
9 letters
Top scorer
babyproof
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
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
8
9
Σ
A
2
2
2
–
–
–
6
B
5
–
–
–
–
1
6
F
2
2
–
–
–
–
4
P
4
2
–
–
–
–
6
R
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
16
6
2
0
0
1
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 3ar 3
B
ba 3bo 2br 1
F
fa 1fo 2fr 1
P
pa 1po 1pr 3py 1
R
ro 3
All 25 answers
74 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★afar1
affray6
afro1
arbor5
array5
arroyo6
★babyproofpangram16
barb1
barf1
boar1
boor1
bray1
farro5
fora1
foray5
fray1
parry5
poor1
pray1
proof5
prop1
pyro1
roar1
roof1
ropy1