NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 23, 2021
Longest word
benevolent
10 letters
Top scorer
benevolent
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
B
6
4
6
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–
–
1
17
E
2
1
2
2
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–
–
7
L
4
3
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–
–
–
–
7
N
5
3
1
–
1
1
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11
O
3
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–
–
–
–
–
3
T
5
3
2
–
–
–
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10
V
4
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1
–
–
1
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6
Σ
29
14
12
2
1
2
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 11bo 6
E
eb 1el 1en 2ev 3
L
le 4lo 3
N
ne 3no 8
O
ob 1ol 1ov 1
T
te 6to 4
V
ve 4vo 2
All 61 answers
228 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★been1
beet1
beetle6
bell1
belle5
belt1
★benevolentpangram17
bent1
bento5
betel5
bevel5
bobble6
bone1
bonnet6
bootee6
botnet6
bottle6
ebon1
eleven6
ennoble7
entente7
even1
event5
evolve6
lent1
lento5
levee5
level5
lobe1
lone1
love1
nene1
neon1
nettle6
noble5
noel1
none1
nonet5
nonevent8
note1
novel5
novelette9
oboe1
oleo1
oven1
teen1
tell1
telnet6
tenet5
tenon5
tent1
tone1
tonne5
tootle6
tote1
velvet6
velveteen9
vent1
veto1
vole1
vote1