NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 20, 2021
Longest word
millionth
9 letters
Top scorer
millionth
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
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
H
4
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–
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
M
5
2
1
1
1
1
11
N
–
1
1
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–
–
2
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
T
9
2
1
–
–
–
12
Σ
24
8
4
1
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
H
hi 2ho 2
I
in 1
L
li 4lo 3
M
mi 3mo 8
N
ni 1no 1
O
om 1on 1
T
th 1ti 4to 7
All 39 answers
126 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★hilt1
hint1
holt1
hoot1
into1
lilt1
limit5
lint1
litho5
loot1
lotion6
lotto5
★millionthpangram16
mint1
mitt1
molt1
★monolithpangram15
month5
moonlit7
moot1
moth1
motion6
motto5
ninth5
notion6
omit1
onto1
thin1
till1
tilt1
tilth5
tint1
toil1
toll1
tomtit6
tool1
toon1
toot1
tooth5