NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 17, 2021
Longest word
bellyache
9 letters
Top scorer
bellyache
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
B
–
4
2
–
–
1
7
C
3
7
2
1
1
–
14
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
Y
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
10
14
6
1
1
1
33
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ac 2
B
be 5bl 2
C
ca 8ce 2ch 1cl 2cy 1
E
ea 1
L
la 2le 3ly 1
Y
ye 2
All 33 answers
147 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbacy6
ache1
achy1
beach5
beachy6
beech5
belch5
★bellyachepangram16
bleach6
blech5
cabal5
cabala6
cabby5
cable5
cache5
call1
calla5
callable8
celeb5
cell1
challah7
clay1
clayey6
cycle5
each1
lace1
lacy1
leach5
lech1
leech5
lychee6
yecch5
yech1