NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 19, 2020
Longest word
glandular
9 letters
Top scorer
glandular
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
A
4
5
1
4
–
–
14
D
5
–
–
1
–
–
6
G
8
5
–
3
3
1
20
L
5
1
2
1
–
–
9
N
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
R
3
2
1
–
–
–
6
U
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
29
15
4
9
3
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1al 2an 6ar 1au 4
D
da 2dr 1du 3
G
ga 6gl 3gn 1gr 7gu 3
L
la 5lu 4
N
na 3
R
ra 5ru 1
U
ul 2un 1
All 61 answers
231 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agar1
alga1
algal5
anal1
angular7
annal5
annual6
annul5
annular7
arugula7
augur5
augural7
aura1
aural5
dang1
darn1
drag1
duad1
dual1
dullard7
gaga1
gala1
gall1
gang1
gangland8
garland7
glad1
gland5
★glandularpangram16
gnarl5
grad1
gradual7
gran1
grand5
grandad7
granddad8
granular8
guar1
guard5
gulag5
laggard7
land1
landau6
lard1
laud1
luau1
luna1
lunar5
lunula6
naan1
nada1
nana1
radar5
raga1
raglan6
rand1
rang1
rural5
ulna1
ulnar5
ungag5