NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 4, 2020
Longest word
appellee
8 letters
Top scorer
megaplex
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
1
3
2
–
1
7
E
1
1
–
2
1
5
G
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
2
1
–
–
–
3
M
–
1
–
–
1
2
P
10
2
1
–
–
13
Σ
15
8
3
2
3
31
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1am 1ap 5
E
ep 1ex 4
G
ga 1
L
la 2le 1
M
ma 1me 1
P
pa 9pe 3pl 1
All 31 answers
118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agape5
ample5
apex1
appall6
appeal6
appellee8
apple5
epee1
example7
exempla7
expel5
expellee8
gape1
lamp1
lapel5
leap1
maple5
★megaplexpangram15
paella6
page1
pale1
pall1
palm1
palp1
pampa5
papa1
papal5
peal1
peel1
peep1
plea1