NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 31, 2021
Longest word
highlighted
11 letters
Top scorer
highlighted
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
9
10
11
Σ
D
2
1
2
2
–
1
–
–
8
E
1
2
2
–
–
1
–
–
6
G
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
H
1
–
1
–
–
1
–
1
4
L
2
3
2
1
–
–
–
–
8
T
8
9
7
1
–
–
–
–
25
Σ
16
15
14
4
0
3
0
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 5di 3
E
ed 2ei 3el 1
G
ge 1gi 1
H
he 1hi 3
L
le 1li 7
T
te 5th 2ti 18
All 53 answers
269 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★delete6
deleted7
★delightpangram14
★delightedpangram16
delt1
diet1
dieted6
digit5
edit1
edited6
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
elite5
gelt1
gilt1
height6
highlight9
★highlightedpangram18
hilt1
legit5
light5
★lightedpangram14
lilt1
lilted6
lite1
lithe5
little6
teed1
teeth5
teethe6
teethed7
tell1
thee1
thigh5
tide1
tided5
tidied6
tied1
tight5
tilde5
tile1
tiled5
till1
tilled6
tilt1
tilted6
tilth5
tithe5
tithed6
title5
titled6
tittle6