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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 10, 2021

Longest word
bumblebee
9 letters
Top scorer
humbled
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.8
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
8
5 letters
3
6 letters
16
7 letters
5
8 letters
2
9 letters
1

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
B
2
1
1
4
D
2
3
1
6
E
1
1
1
3
H
2
4
1
7
M
4
2
6
3
15
Σ
8
3
16
5
2
1
35

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

B
bu 4
D
de 2du 4
E
em 3
H
he 4hu 3
M
me 7mu 8

All 35 answers

186 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bumble6
bumblebee9
bumbled7
bummed6
deem1
deemed6
dumb1
dumbbell8
dumbed6
dumdum6
embed5
embedded8
emblem6
helm1
helmed6
heme1
hemmed6
humble6
humbledpangram14
hummed6
meddle6
meddled7
meld1
melded6
melee5
meme1
memed5
muddle6
muddled7
mule1
mull1
mulled6
mumble6
mumbled7
muumuu6
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