NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 2, 2021
Longest word
homophonic
10 letters
Top scorer
homophonic
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.6
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
10
Σ
C
4
2
–
–
1
–
–
7
H
1
1
–
–
–
–
1
3
M
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
N
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
1
O
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
P
4
3
6
–
–
–
–
13
Σ
9
7
6
1
1
0
3
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ch 4ci 1co 2
H
hi 1ho 2
M
mo 1
N
ni 1
O
oo 1op 1
P
ph 2pi 5po 6
All 27 answers
139 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★chimp5
chip1
chomp5
chop1
cioppino8
comp1
coop1
hippo5
★homophonicpangram17
hoop1
★monophonicpangram17
nincompoop10
oomph5
opinion7
phonic6
phono5
picnic6
pimp1
pinch5
pinion6
pippin6
pomp1
pompom6
poncho6
pooch5
pooh1
poop1