NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 11, 2024
Longest word
adjacency
9 letters
Top scorer
adjacency
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
2
2
–
1
8
C
2
5
2
2
–
–
11
D
3
4
4
2
2
1
16
E
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
J
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
N
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
Σ
12
12
9
6
2
2
43
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4ad 4
C
ca 10cy 1
D
da 4de 11dy 1
E
en 1
J
ja 2je 1
N
na 4
All 43 answers
209 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accede6
acceded7
aced1
acne1
added5
addend6
addenda7
★adjacencypangram16
caddy5
cadence7
cancan6
candy5
cane1
caned5
canna5
canned6
canny5
cayenne7
cyan1
daddy5
dance5
danced6
dandy5
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadeye7
dean1
decade6
decadence9
decay5
decayed7
deejay6
deejayed8
dyad1
ennead6
jade1
jaded5
jean1
naan1
nada1
nana1
nanny5