NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Longest word
gradually
9 letters
Top scorer
gradually
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
3
–
3
–
–
8
D
3
3
1
1
–
–
8
G
5
3
1
1
–
1
11
L
6
1
–
1
1
1
10
R
–
2
–
1
–
–
3
U
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
12
2
7
1
2
41
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 4ar 1au 3
D
da 1dr 1du 6
G
ga 3gl 3gr 2gu 3
L
la 7lu 3
R
ra 1ru 2
U
ug 1
All 41 answers
171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alga1
algal5
allay5
ally1
arugula7
augural7
aural5
aurally7
dally5
dryly5
dual1
dually6
dull1
dullard7
dully5
duly1
gala1
gall1
gayly5
glad1
gladly6
glug1
gradual7
★graduallypangram16
gulag5
gull1
gully5
lady1
laggard7
laggardly9
laggy5
lallygag8
lard1
laud1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
rally5
rural5
rurally7
ugly1