NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 24, 2021
Longest word
apolitical
10 letters
Top scorer
apolitical
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
3
1
–
–
–
1
7
C
3
5
2
4
2
–
–
16
I
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
4
L
4
2
2
–
1
–
–
9
O
1
1
1
1
1
1
–
6
P
4
6
–
5
2
1
–
18
T
5
2
2
3
2
–
–
14
Σ
20
20
9
14
8
2
1
74
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2ai 1al 1ap 1at 2
C
ca 6ci 2cl 1co 7
I
il 2io 1it 1
L
la 3li 4lo 2
O
oc 3ol 1op 2
P
pa 4pi 9pl 1po 4
T
ta 7ti 4to 3
All 74 answers
406 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
aioli5
alit1
★apoliticalpangram17
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
calico6
capicola8
capital7
★capitolpangram14
cattail7
ciao1
cilia5
clip1
coati5
coattail8
cocci5
coil1
coital6
colic5
copilot7
iliac5
illicit7
iota1
italic6
lactic6
laic1
laical6
licit5
lilac5
lilt1
lipo1
loci1
lollipop8
★occipitalpangram16
ocotillo8
octopi6
olio1
optic5
★opticalpangram14
pail1
palatial8
papilla7
patio5
pica1
piccata7
piccolo7
picot5
pill1
pilot5
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
plait5
polio5
politic7
★politicalpangram16
politico8
tacit5
tactic6
tactical8
tail1
tailcoat8
tali1
tapioca7
tilapia7
till1
tilt1
tiptop6
toil1
topic5
★topicalpangram14