NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, May 5, 2020
Longest word
flagrant
8 letters
Top scorer
flagrant
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
–
2
1
–
–
3
F
3
1
–
–
2
6
G
1
2
–
1
–
4
N
–
1
1
–
–
2
R
2
–
2
1
–
5
T
3
–
3
1
–
7
Σ
9
6
7
3
2
27
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 1ar 1at 1
F
fa 2fl 2fr 2
G
ga 1gn 1gr 2
N
na 2
R
ra 5
T
ta 7
All 27 answers
125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★altar5
arrant6
attar5
fart1
fatal5
★flagrantpangram15
flat1
fragrant8
frat1
gallant7
gnat1
graft5
grant5
natal5
natant6
raft1
ragtag6
rant1
ratatat7
rattan6
tall1
tang1
tantara7
tantra6
tart1
tartan6
tartar6