NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 14, 2021
Longest word
candidacy
9 letters
Top scorer
dynamic
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
–
3
–
–
1
–
4
C
1
5
4
–
1
1
12
D
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
M
5
4
4
1
–
–
14
N
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
10
16
10
3
2
1
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 3an 1
C
ca 10cy 2
D
da 2dy 1
I
in 2
M
ma 7mi 6my 1
N
na 5ni 2
All 42 answers
203 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adamancy8
adman5
admin5
anima5
caiman6
cancan6
candid6
candidacy9
candy5
candyman8
canid5
canna5
canny5
cayman6
cyan1
cynic5
damn1
dandy5
★dynamicpangram14
indica6
indicia7
madman6
main1
mania5
maniac6
manic5
manna5
many1
mind1
mini1
minicam7
minim5
minima6
minyan6
myna1
naan1
nada1
naiad5
nana1
nanny5
niacin6
ninny5