NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 12, 2020
Longest word
monthlong
9 letters
Top scorer
monthlong
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
G
4
1
1
–
–
–
6
H
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
6
1
–
–
–
–
7
M
6
2
–
1
1
1
11
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
T
5
2
–
–
–
–
7
Σ
25
6
2
1
1
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gl 2go 4
H
ho 2
L
lo 7
M
mo 11
N
no 1
O
on 1oo 1
T
th 1to 6
All 36 answers
98 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★glom1
gloom5
gong1
googol6
goon1
goth1
holt1
hoot1
logo1
loll1
long1
loom1
loon1
loot1
lotto5
moll1
molt1
mono1
monoglot8
monolog7
month5
★monthlongpangram16
moon1
moot1
moth1
motto5
noon1
onto1
oolong6
thong5
toll1
tong1
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5