NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 21, 2020
Longest word
gravity
7 letters
Top scorer
gravity
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
4
4
2
–
10
G
3
1
–
1
5
R
1
2
2
1
6
T
2
5
2
–
9
V
1
–
1
–
2
Σ
11
12
7
2
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2ai 1ar 3at 2av 2
G
ga 2gr 3
R
ra 6
T
ta 5ti 1tr 3
V
va 2
All 32 answers
134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agar1
agita5
airy1
aria1
array5
arty1
atria5
attar5
avatar6
aviary6
gaga1
gait1
★gravitypangram14
gravy5
gray1
raga1
ragtag6
raita5
rarity6
ratatat7
ratty5
taiga5
tarry5
tart1
tartar6
tatty5
tiara5
trait5
tray1
trivia6
vagary6
vary1