NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, May 9, 2021
Longest word
billowing
9 letters
Top scorer
billowing
16 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
Σ
B
9
3
1
5
4
1
23
G
4
–
3
2
4
–
13
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
L
7
2
2
5
–
–
16
N
–
–
–
–
2
1
3
O
1
–
4
–
1
–
6
W
2
–
1
1
2
–
6
Σ
23
6
11
13
13
2
68
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bi 5bl 10bo 8
G
gi 4gl 4go 5
I
ig 1
L
li 3lo 13
N
ni 2no 1
O
ob 2og 1oi 1ol 1oo 1
W
wi 4wo 2
All 68 answers
360 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bill1
billing7
billion7
billow6
★billowingpangram16
blin1
bling5
blini5
blob1
blobbing8
blog1
blogging8
blow1
★blowingpangram14
blown5
bobbling8
boggling8
boil1
boiling7
boll1
bolo1
bowl1
★bowlingpangram14
giggling8
gigolo6
gill1
gilling7
glib1
glob1
glow1
glowing7
gobbling8
goblin6
goggling8
googling8
googol6
igloo5
lingo5
lining6
lion1
lobbing7
lobo1
logging7
login5
logo1
loin1
loll1
lolling7
long1
longbow7
longing7
loon1
lowing6
nibbling8
niggling8
nonillion9
obliging8
oblong6
ogling6
oiling6
olio1
oolong6
wiggling8
will1
willing7
willow6
★wobblingpangram15
wool1