NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 5, 2024
Longest word
employee
8 letters
Top scorer
maypole
14 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.8
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
2
–
–
–
4
E
–
–
1
–
1
2
L
5
3
1
–
–
9
M
10
10
1
2
–
23
P
4
2
3
–
–
9
Σ
21
17
6
2
1
47
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
am 4
E
em 2
L
la 4le 1ll 1lo 3
M
ma 8me 5mo 8my 2
P
pa 3po 6
All 47 answers
171 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ammo1
ample5
amply5
amyl1
employ6
employee8
lama1
lame1
lamely6
lamp1
lemma5
llama5
loam1
loamy5
loom1
male1
mall1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
maple5
mayo1
★maypolepangram14
meal1
mealy5
melee5
meme1
memo1
mole1
moll1
molly5
momma5
mommy5
moola5
mope1
mopey5
myeloma7
myope5
palm1
palmy5
pampa5
poem1
pome1
pomelo6
pommel6
pomp1
pompom6