NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 15, 2021
Longest word
unequaled
9 letters
Top scorer
unequaled
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
A
1
2
3
1
2
–
9
D
2
–
3
1
1
–
7
E
1
3
2
–
–
–
6
L
6
1
5
1
–
–
13
N
7
–
2
1
–
–
10
Q
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
U
1
2
2
3
2
1
11
Σ
18
9
17
8
5
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2an 7
D
de 5du 2
E
el 2en 4
L
la 5le 4lu 4
N
na 3ne 5nu 2
Q
qu 2
U
ul 2un 9
All 58 answers
277 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addend6
addenda7
anal1
annal5
anneal6
annealed8
annual6
annul5
annulled8
deaden6
deadened8
dean1
denude6
denuded7
dune1
dunned6
elan1
eland5
ended5
endue5
endued6
ennead6
laden5
land1
landau6
landed6
lane1
leaden6
lean1
leaned6
lend1
luna1
lune1
lunula6
lunulae7
naan1
nada1
nana1
need1
needed6
needle6
needled7
nene1
nude1
null1
queen5
queened7
ulna1
ulnae5
undead6
undue5
unequal7
★unequaledpangram16
unlade6
unladed7
unladen7
unleaded8
unneeded8