NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 2, 2020
Longest word
paparazzi
9 letters
Top scorer
marzipan
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
1
2
1
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
M
4
3
2
–
2
–
11
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
4
2
4
1
–
1
12
R
4
–
1
–
1
–
6
Z
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
16
7
10
1
3
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 1ap 1ar 1
I
im 2
M
ma 10mi 1
N
na 2
P
pa 7pi 4pr 1
R
ra 5ri 1
Z
zi 1
All 38 answers
158 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airman6
anima5
apian5
aria1
imam1
impair6
maim1
main1
mama1
mamma5
mania5
manna5
marina6
marinara8
marm1
★marzipanpangram15
minima6
naan1
nana1
pain1
pair1
pampa5
panama6
panini6
papa1
paparazzi9
piazza6
pizazz6
pizza5
pizzazz7
pram1
rain1
ramp1
rani1
rapini6
razz1
riparian8
zinnia6