NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, May 6, 2024
Longest word
enchantment
11 letters
Top scorer
enchantment
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
11
Σ
A
3
–
2
2
–
–
1
–
8
C
5
5
4
3
1
1
–
–
19
E
2
2
–
2
–
1
–
2
9
H
–
2
–
1
2
–
–
–
5
M
1
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
6
N
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
3
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
7
Σ
14
14
10
9
3
2
1
2
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5at 3
C
ca 11ce 3ch 5
E
ea 1em 1en 6et 1
H
ha 2he 3
M
ma 4me 2
N
na 1
T
ta 3te 2th 2
All 55 answers
309 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accent6
acetate7
ache1
acme1
acne1
attach6
attache7
★attachmentpangram17
cache5
cachet6
came1
cancan6
cane1
canna5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
catch5
★catchmentpangram16
cement6
cent1
cetacean8
chance6
chant5
chat1
cheat5
cheetah7
each1
emcee5
enact5
enactment9
enchant7
★enchantmentpangram18
enhance7
★enhancementpangram18
etch1
hatch5
hatchet7
hence5
henchman8
henchmen8
mace1
machete7
match5
matcha6
mecca5
menace6
natch5
tacet5
tach1
tact1
teach5
tech1
thatch6
thence6