NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 6, 2021
Longest word
impinging
9 letters
Top scorer
imputing
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
Σ
G
1
–
–
2
–
–
3
I
–
–
1
–
1
2
4
M
5
1
4
3
–
–
13
P
2
–
–
2
–
–
4
T
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
U
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
8
1
7
7
1
2
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
gi 2gu 1
I
im 4
M
mi 8mu 5
P
pi 2pu 2
T
ti 1
U
um 1
All 26 answers
137 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★gimp1
gimping7
gumming7
impinging9
impugn6
impugning9
★imputingpangram15
miming6
mini1
minim5
minimum7
mining6
mint1
minting7
mitt1
mugging7
mung1
muting6
mutt1
muumuu6
pimp1
pimping7
pump1
pumping7
timing6
umping6