NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 21, 2023
Longest word
noncombatant
12 letters
Top scorer
noncombatant
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
11
12
Σ
A
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
B
9
2
10
1
–
–
–
–
–
22
C
1
1
2
–
1
1
–
–
–
6
M
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
4
T
1
1
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
Σ
12
8
12
3
1
1
0
0
1
38
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1
B
ba 9bo 13
C
ca 2co 4
M
ma 2
N
na 2no 2
T
ta 1to 2
All 38 answers
188 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
baba1
baboon6
bacon5
bamboo6
banana6
banc1
bantam6
baobab6
baton5
boat1
boatman7
boba1
bobcat6
bomb1
bonbon6
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
boom1
boon1
boot1
bottom6
cabana6
catacomb8
comb1
combat6
★combatantpangram16
combo5
mamba5
mambo5
nabob5
nanobot7
★noncombatantpangram19
noob1
taboo5
tobacco7
tomb1