NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Longest word
arthritic
9 letters
Top scorer
haircut
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
–
5
2
1
–
1
9
C
4
4
3
2
2
1
16
H
3
4
–
1
–
–
8
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
T
6
6
3
–
–
–
15
Σ
14
20
8
5
2
2
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1ar 3at 5
C
ca 7ch 4ci 2cr 2cu 1
H
ha 5hi 1hu 2
I
it 1
R
ra 2
T
ta 7th 2ti 1tr 3tu 2
All 51 answers
238 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aitch5
arctic6
arhat5
arthritic9
atria5
attach6
attar5
attic5
attract7
cacti5
carat5
cart1
cataract8
catarrh7
catch5
cathartic9
chart5
chat1
chit1
chitchat8
circuit7
citric6
critic6
crutch6
curt1
★haircutpangram14
hart1
hatch5
hath1
hatha5
hitch5
hurt1
hutch5
itch1
raita5
ratatat7
tach1
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tart1
tartar6
taut1
that1
thatch6
tiara5
tract5
trait5
truth5
tutti5
tutu1