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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 24, 2020

Longest word
kinkily
7 letters
Top scorer
wrinkly
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.4
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
16
5 letters
3
6 letters
0
7 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
Σ
I
2
2
K
4
2
1
7
L
2
2
N
1
1
R
2
2
W
6
1
7
Σ
16
3
0
2
21

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

I
il 1in 1
K
ki 6kr 1
L
li 2
N
ni 1
R
ri 2
W
wi 6wr 1

All 21 answers

52 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
illy1
inky1
kill1
kiln1
kink1
kinkily7
kinky5
kiwi1
krill5
lily1
link1
ninny5
rill1
rink1
wiki1
will1
wily1
wink1
winy1
wiry1
wrinklypangram14
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