NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 13, 2021
Longest word
lamellae
8 letters
Top scorer
alchemy
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
Σ
A
3
–
–
1
–
4
C
3
2
2
–
–
7
E
–
1
–
–
–
1
H
2
1
–
–
–
3
L
2
2
1
1
1
7
M
6
4
2
–
–
12
Σ
16
10
5
2
1
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ah 1al 1am 1
C
ca 4ch 1cl 2
E
em 1
H
ha 1he 2
L
la 5le 1ll 1
M
ma 7me 5
All 34 answers
125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acme1
ahem1
★alchemypangram14
amyl1
calm1
calmly6
came1
camel5
chyme5
clam1
clammy6
emcee5
hammy5
helm1
heme1
lama1
lame1
lamella7
lamellae8
lamely6
lemma5
llama5
mace1
male1
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mayhem6
meal1
mealy5
mecca5
melee5
meme1