NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, May 23, 2020
Longest word
amphibian
9 letters
Top scorer
amphibian
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.2
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
–
–
–
1
3
B
1
–
1
–
1
–
3
I
2
1
–
–
–
–
3
M
3
4
1
–
1
–
9
N
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
2
1
2
–
–
–
5
Σ
10
8
4
0
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 1an 1ap 1
B
ba 2bi 1
I
ia 2im 1
M
ma 8mi 1
N
na 2
P
pa 5
All 25 answers
106 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★★amphibianpangram16
anima5
apian5
baba1
banana6
bibimbap8
iamb1
iambi5
imam1
mahimahi8
maim1
main1
mama1
mamba5
mamma5
mania5
manna5
minima6
naan1
nana1
pain1
pampa5
panama6
panini6
papa1