NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 3, 2020
Longest word
doubtful
8 letters
Top scorer
doubtful
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.5
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
B
8
2
1
–
–
11
D
3
–
–
–
1
4
F
5
3
–
1
–
9
L
8
1
–
–
–
9
T
3
–
1
–
–
4
Σ
27
6
2
1
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bl 5bo 4bu 2
D
do 3du 1
F
fl 4fo 4fu 1
L
lo 7lu 2
T
to 3tu 1
All 37 answers
91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★blob1
blood5
blot1
blotto6
bluff5
bold1
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
bulb1
bull1
doll1
dolt1
★doubtfulpangram15
dull1
flood5
flout5
flub1
fluff5
fold1
foldout7
fool1
foul1
full1
lobo1
loft1
loll1
loot1
lotto5
loud1
lout1
lull1
lulu1
told1
toll1
tool1
tubful6