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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 17, 2020

Longest word
circuit
7 letters
Top scorer
culprit
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
13
5 letters
5
6 letters
4
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
C
4
1
1
2
8
I
1
1
L
2
2
P
5
1
1
7
T
1
2
3
U
1
1
1
3
Σ
13
5
4
2
24

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

C
ci 1cu 7
I
ir 1
L
lu 2
P
pu 7
T
tu 3
U
up 2ur 1

All 24 answers

83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
circuit7
cull1
culpritpangram14
cult1
cultic6
curl1
curt1
cutup5
irrupt6
lull1
lulu1
pull1
pulp1
pulpit6
pupil5
purl1
purr1
putt1
tulip5
tutti5
tutu1
uplit5
uptilt6
uric1
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