NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, May 7, 2020
Longest word
haggardly
9 letters
Top scorer
haggardly
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
A
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
D
2
2
1
–
–
–
5
G
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
H
1
3
1
2
–
1
8
L
1
–
–
1
–
1
3
R
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
9
9
3
3
0
2
26
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
aa 1ag 1ar 1
D
dr 5
G
ga 1gr 2
H
ha 7hy 1
L
la 3
R
ra 3
Y
ya 1
All 26 answers
118 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aargh5
agar1
array5
drag1
draggy6
dray1
dryad5
dryly5
gaydar6
grad1
gray1
haggard7
★haggardlypangram16
halyard7
hard1
hardly6
hardy5
harry5
hydra5
laggard7
laggardly9
lard1
radar5
raga1
rally5
yard1