NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 31, 2020
Longest word
libidinal
9 letters
Top scorer
handbill
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
Σ
A
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
B
7
4
1
–
1
–
13
D
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
H
3
1
–
–
2
–
6
I
–
1
2
–
–
–
3
L
3
2
1
–
–
1
7
N
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
17
10
5
0
3
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1an 2
B
ba 5bi 2bl 6
D
da 1di 2
H
ha 5hi 1
I
il 1in 2
L
la 6li 1
N
na 1
All 36 answers
137 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alibi5
anal1
annal5
bail1
bald1
ball1
ballad6
banal5
bilabial8
bill1
blab1
blah1
bland5
blin1
blind5
blini5
dahlia6
dial1
dill1
hail1
halal5
hall1
handball8
★handbillpangram15
hill1
iliad5
inlaid6
inland6
labia5
labial6
laid1
lain1
lanai5
land1
libidinal9
nail1