NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 28, 2020
Longest word
lavatory
8 letters
Top scorer
lavatory
15 points
Starting letters
6 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
8
Σ
A
1
4
2
–
–
7
L
2
3
–
2
1
8
O
3
1
2
1
–
7
R
4
2
1
3
1
11
T
9
3
1
1
–
14
V
1
1
1
–
–
3
Σ
20
14
7
7
2
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3ao 2ar 1at 1
L
la 1lo 7
O
oa 1or 4ov 2
R
ro 11
T
ta 3to 7tr 3ty 1
V
va 1vo 2
All 50 answers
204 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allot5
alloy5
alto1
aorta5
aortal6
arroyo6
atoll5
★lavatorypangram15
loll1
loot1
lorry5
lotto5
loyal5
loyally7
loyalty7
oaty1
oral1
orally6
orator6
oratory7
oval1
ovary5
roar1
roll1
root1
rotary6
rotator7
rotatory8
roto1
rotor5
royal5
royally7
royalty7
taro1
tarot5
tattoo6
toll1
tool1
toot1
toro1
tort1
total5
totally7
troll5
trot1
troy1
tyro1
valor5
volt1
votary6