NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 28, 2021
Longest word
deadpanned
10 letters
Top scorer
openhanded
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
Σ
A
2
2
2
1
1
–
–
8
D
2
1
5
1
3
–
1
13
E
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
H
2
2
2
1
1
1
–
9
N
12
–
3
–
–
–
–
15
O
1
1
1
–
–
–
1
4
P
6
6
5
–
–
–
–
17
Σ
25
13
19
3
5
1
2
68
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ae 1an 2ap 3
D
da 1de 9do 3
E
en 2
H
ha 4he 3ho 2
N
na 5ne 5no 5
O
od 1op 3
P
pa 5pe 7ph 3po 2
All 68 answers
308 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addend6
addenda7
aeon1
anode5
anon1
apnea5
append6
appended8
daphne6
deaden6
deadened8
deadpan7
deadpanned10
dean1
deepen6
deepened8
depend6
depended8
done1
donee5
donned6
ended5
ennead6
hand1
handed6
happen6
happened8
★headphonepangram16
henna5
hennaed7
hone1
honed5
naan1
nada1
nana1
nape1
napped6
neap1
need1
needed6
nene1
neon1
nodded6
node1
none1
noon1
nope1
odeon5
open1
opened6
★openhandedpangram17
paean5
panda5
pane1
paned5
panned6
peahen6
peen1
pend1
pended6
penne5
penned6
peon1
phone5
phoned6
phono5
pond1
pone1