NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 27, 2021
Longest word
alfalfa
7 letters
Top scorer
painful
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
–
–
–
1
1
F
8
4
4
1
17
I
–
–
1
–
1
N
1
–
–
–
1
P
1
1
1
1
4
Σ
10
5
6
3
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1
F
fa 5fi 5fl 5fu 2
I
in 1
N
na 1
P
pa 1pi 1pu 2
All 24 answers
99 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alfalfa7
fail1
fall1
faun1
fauna5
faunal6
filial6
fill1
fillip6
final5
finial6
flail5
flan1
flap1
flip1
fluff5
fulfill7
full1
infill6
naif1
★painfulpangram14
pilaf5
puff1
puffin6