NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Longest word
hillbilly
9 letters
Top scorer
horribly
15 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
B
9
3
3
–
–
–
15
H
1
1
–
–
1
1
4
L
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
R
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
11
6
3
0
1
1
22
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 2bl 2bo 9br 2
H
hi 1ho 3
L
lo 2
R
ri 1
All 22 answers
83 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bill1
billy5
blob1
blobby6
boho1
boil1
boll1
bolo1
boob1
booboo6
booby5
boohoo6
boor1
brio1
broil5
hillbilly9
hobby5
hobo1
★horriblypangram15
lobby5
lobo1
ribby5