NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 22, 2020
Longest word
bloodbath
9 letters
Top scorer
bloodbath
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.9
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
A
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
B
21
3
6
–
1
1
32
H
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
T
–
2
–
–
–
1
3
Σ
23
7
6
1
1
2
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ad 1
B
ba 8bl 9bo 15
H
ho 1
L
lo 1
O
od 1
T
ta 2to 1
All 40 answers
134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
adobo5
baba1
baht1
bald1
ball1
ballad6
ballot6
baobab6
bath1
blab1
blah1
blat1
bloat5
blob1
blood5
★bloodbathpangram16
blot1
blotto6
boat1
boatload8
boba1
boho1
bola1
bold1
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
boob1
booboo6
boohoo6
boot1
booth5
both1
hobo1
lobo1
oddball7
tabla5
taboo5
tollbooth9