NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Longest word
tenement
8 letters
Top scorer
unkempt
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
E
–
–
–
1
–
1
K
1
2
–
–
–
3
M
4
–
2
–
–
6
P
3
–
1
–
–
4
T
6
4
2
–
1
13
U
–
1
3
2
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6
Σ
14
7
8
3
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
en 1
K
ke 3
M
me 4mu 2
P
pe 1pu 3
T
te 9tu 4
U
um 1un 5
All 33 answers
133 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★entente7
kempt5
kente5
kept1
meet1
meetup6
mentee6
mete1
mute1
mutt1
pent1
punt1
puppet6
putt1
teem1
teen1
teepee6
temp1
tempt5
tenement8
tenet5
tent1
tepee5
tune1
tuneup6
tutee5
tutu1
umpteen7
★unkemptpangram14
unkept6
unmet5
unmute6
untune6