NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Longest word
battleaxe
9 letters
Top scorer
exactable
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
1
1
1
–
–
5
B
12
4
4
–
2
1
23
C
–
3
1
–
1
–
5
E
–
–
–
1
–
2
3
L
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
T
–
2
1
1
–
–
4
Σ
14
11
7
3
3
3
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 5
B
ba 11be 9bl 3
C
ca 4ce 1
E
ea 1el 1ex 1
L
la 1
T
ta 4
All 41 answers
190 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abate5
abet1
abettal7
ablate6
able1
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
bale1
ball1
ballet6
bate1
battle6
battleax8
battleaxe9
beat1
beatable8
beet1
beetle6
bell1
belle5
belt1
beta1
betel5
blab1
blat1
bleat5
cabal5
cabala6
cable5
callable8
celeb5
eatable7
electable9
★exactablepangram16
label5
tabla5
table5
tablet6
taxable7