NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 16, 2024
Longest word
gallivanting
12 letters
Top scorer
gallivanting
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.3
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
A
3
6
1
1
2
–
–
–
–
13
G
5
1
–
4
4
1
–
–
1
16
I
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
L
4
1
3
3
2
–
1
–
–
14
N
1
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
T
5
–
2
3
3
–
1
1
–
15
V
1
4
–
4
2
–
–
–
–
11
Σ
19
14
6
17
14
1
3
1
1
76
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1al 5an 4at 1av 2
G
ga 9gi 4gl 3
I
in 2
L
la 6li 8
N
na 4ni 1
T
ta 8ti 7
V
va 5vi 6
All 76 answers
439 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ailing6
alga1
algal5
align5
aligning8
alit1
anal1
angling7
annal5
anvil5
atilt5
avail5
availing8
gala1
galangal8
gall1
gallant7
galling7
★gallivantpangram16
★gallivantingpangram19
ganglia7
gangling8
giggling8
gill1
gilling7
gilt1
glia1
glint5
glinting8
initial7
initialing10
lagging7
lain1
lanai5
lantana7
lava1
laving6
ligating8
lilt1
lilting7
lining6
lint1
litigant8
litigating10
living6
nail1
nailing7
natal5
naval5
niggling8
tail1
tailgating10
tailing7
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tangling8
tattling8
tiling6
till1
tilling7
tilt1
tilting7
tingling8
titillating11
vagal5
vaginal7
valiant7
vanilla7
vanillin8
vial1
vigil5
★vigilantpangram15
villa5
villain7
vital5