NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 16, 2021
Longest word
wigwagging
10 letters
Top scorer
guffawing
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
–
3
2
–
–
–
–
5
F
3
1
–
2
–
–
–
6
G
5
–
1
5
–
1
–
12
I
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
N
3
–
–
1
–
–
–
4
W
1
1
3
1
–
–
1
7
Σ
12
5
7
9
0
1
1
35
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2an 1aw 2
F
fa 6
G
ga 8gn 2gu 2
I
ig 1
N
na 4
W
wa 5wi 2
All 35 answers
168 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★again5
aging5
angina6
awing5
awning6
fang1
fanning7
faun1
fauna5
fawn1
fawning7
gaff1
gaga1
gagging7
gain1
gaining7
gang1
ganging7
gauging7
gnaw1
gnawing7
guffaw6
★guffawingpangram16
iguana6
naan1
nagging7
naif1
nana1
wagging7
waging6
waif1
waning6
wanna5
wigwag6
wigwagging10