NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 31, 2024
Longest word
arbitrator
10 letters
Top scorer
vibrator
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
1
6
1
3
–
–
1
12
B
7
4
2
–
–
–
–
13
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
–
1
–
1
–
–
2
R
1
3
1
2
–
–
–
7
T
2
6
3
1
–
1
–
13
V
–
–
–
1
1
–
–
2
Σ
12
19
8
7
2
1
1
50
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 2ai 1ao 1ar 4at 2av 2
B
ba 5bi 1bo 3br 4
I
io 1
O
or 2
R
ra 5ro 2
T
ta 7ti 2tr 4
V
vi 2
All 50 answers
253 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
abort5
airboat7
aorta5
arbitrator10
arbor5
arborio7
aria1
atria5
attar5
avatar6
aviator7
baba1
bait1
baobab6
barb1
barrio6
biota5
boar1
boat1
boba1
brat1
brava5
bravo5
briar5
iota1
orator6
oratorio8
rabbi5
rabbit6
raita5
ratatat7
ratio5
roar1
rotator7
taboo5
tabor5
taro1
tarot5
tart1
tartar6
tattoo6
tiara5
tibia5
trait5
traitor7
trattoria9
trivia6
★vibratopangram14
★vibratorpangram15