NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, May 8, 2020
Longest word
dockyard
8 letters
Top scorer
dockyard
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.6
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
–
1
1
–
–
2
C
3
1
–
–
–
4
D
8
3
1
–
1
13
O
1
–
–
–
–
1
R
2
1
–
–
–
3
Y
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
15
6
2
0
1
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ar 1
C
ca 2co 2
D
da 2do 8dr 2dy 1
O
od 1
R
ra 1ro 2
Y
ya 1
All 24 answers
72 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accord6
ardor5
caddy5
card1
coda1
cord1
daddy5
dark1
dock1
★dockyardpangram15
dodo1
doodad6
door1
dork1
dorky5
dory1
dray1
dryad5
dyad1
odor1
radar5
road1
rood1
yard1