NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Longest word
intimidation
12 letters
Top scorer
intimidation
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.2
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
12
Σ
A
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
–
–
12
D
3
1
4
1
3
1
1
–
–
14
I
2
2
–
–
–
1
3
–
1
9
M
6
4
3
–
–
1
–
–
–
14
N
1
1
2
–
1
–
1
1
–
7
O
2
1
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1
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–
–
–
–
4
T
3
–
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
Σ
20
12
13
3
5
4
7
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2am 4an 5at 1
D
da 1di 4do 9
I
id 2im 1in 5io 1
M
ma 1mi 1mo 12
N
na 1no 6
O
om 1on 2ot 1
T
ta 1to 5
All 66 answers
390 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★addition8
★admonitionpangram17
amino5
ammo1
ammonia7
amnio5
animation9
anion5
annotation10
anoint6
anon1
atom1
★damnationpangram16
diamond7
diatom6
dino1
ditto5
dodo1
domain6
★dominantpangram15
★dominationpangram17
dominion8
domino6
donation8
doodad6
doom1
idiom5
idiot5
imitation9
initiation10
intimation10
★intimidationpangram19
into1
intonation10
iota1
mammon6
minion6
moan1
moat1
momma5
monad5
mondo5
mono1
monomania9
mood1
moon1
moot1
motion6
motto5
nation6
nomad5
nomination10
★nondominantpangram18
noon1
notation8
notion6
omit1
onion5
onto1
ottoman7
tattoo6
toad1
tomato6
tomtit6
toon1
toot1