NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 3, 2021
Longest word
appetitive
10 letters
Top scorer
captivate
16 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
–
1
4
1
2
–
1
9
C
1
2
1
1
–
1
1
7
E
–
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
P
4
3
3
3
–
–
–
13
T
4
3
3
–
1
–
–
11
V
–
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
Σ
9
10
12
7
3
1
2
44
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5ap 2at 1av 1
C
ca 5ci 2
E
ev 2
P
pa 2pe 5pi 6
T
ta 6te 3ti 2
V
va 1vi 1
All 44 answers
247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accept6
acetate7
acetic6
activate8
active6
appetite8
appetitive10
attic5
aviate6
cacti5
capacitate10
★captivatepangram16
★captivepangram14
caveat6
cite1
civet5
evict5
evictee7
pact1
pate1
peat1
pepita6
peptic6
petit5
petite6
piccata7
pipet5
pipette7
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tapa1
tape1
teat1
teepee6
tepee5
tippet6
titivate8
vacate6
vitiate7