NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 16, 2020
Longest word
illegibility
12 letters
Top scorer
illegibility
19 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
10
11
12
Σ
B
4
7
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
14
E
1
2
1
–
2
–
–
1
–
7
G
5
1
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
I
1
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
1
4
L
3
4
1
3
–
–
1
–
–
12
T
4
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
19
15
9
3
3
2
1
1
1
54
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 7bi 7
E
ee 1el 5ey 1
G
ge 2gi 5gl 3
I
il 4
L
le 5li 7
T
te 1ti 5
Y
ye 1
All 54 answers
265 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beetle6
belie5
belittle8
bell1
belle5
belly5
belt1
bible5
bigly5
bile1
bilge5
bill1
billet6
billy5
eely1
elegy5
★eligibilitypangram18
eligible8
eligibly8
elite5
eyelet6
gelee5
gelt1
giblet6
giggle6
giggly6
gill1
gilt1
glee1
glib1
glibly6
★illegibilitypangram19
illegible9
illegibly9
illy1
leggy5
★legibilitypangram17
legible7
legibly7
legit5
libel5
libelee7
liege5
lilt1
lily1
lite1
little6
tell1
tile1
till1
tilt1
title5
tittle6
yell1