NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 22, 2021
Longest word
wigwagging
10 letters
Top scorer
awarding
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.1
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
9
10
Σ
A
–
2
1
–
1
–
–
4
D
2
1
–
2
–
–
–
5
G
1
–
–
1
–
–
–
2
I
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
W
5
2
6
9
3
–
1
26
Σ
8
5
8
13
4
0
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
aw 4
D
da 2dr 3
G
gn 2
I
in 2
W
wa 12wi 12wr 2
All 39 answers
235 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★award5
★awardingpangram15
awing5
awning6
dawn1
dawning7
draw1
★drawingpangram14
drawn5
gnaw1
gnawing7
indrawn7
inward6
wadding7
wading6
wagging7
waging6
wand1
waning6
wanna5
ward1
★wardingpangram14
warn1
warning7
warring7
wigging7
wigwag6
wigwagging10
wind1
winding7
windward8
wing1
wingding8
winging7
wining6
winning7
wiring6
wring5
wringing8