NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 18, 2020
Longest word
checkbook
9 letters
Top scorer
cheekbone
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
B
9
3
5
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17
C
–
–
–
–
1
2
3
E
1
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–
–
–
–
1
H
1
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1
–
–
–
2
K
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
N
1
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–
–
–
–
1
O
1
–
–
–
–
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1
Σ
14
3
6
0
1
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 5bo 12
C
ch 2co 1
E
eb 1
H
ho 2
K
kn 1
N
no 1
O
ob 1
All 26 answers
98 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beck1
beckon6
beech5
been1
bench5
bocce5
bock1
boho1
bonbon6
bone1
bonk1
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
book1
boon1
checkbook9
★cheekbonepangram16
cookbook8
ebon1
hobnob6
hobo1
knob1
noob1
oboe1