NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 10, 2021
Longest word
deadening
9 letters
Top scorer
kneading
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
9
Σ
A
3
5
6
2
–
–
16
D
4
–
1
–
1
1
7
E
1
–
2
1
1
–
5
G
4
–
4
4
–
–
12
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
K
–
2
–
1
1
–
4
N
3
2
1
3
–
–
9
Σ
16
10
14
11
3
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 6ag 5ai 3ak 1an 1
D
da 2de 5
E
eg 1en 4
G
ga 12
I
id 1in 1
K
ki 1kn 3
N
na 9
All 55 answers
267 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adage5
added5
addend6
addenda7
adding6
adenine7
again5
aged1
ageing6
agenda6
aging5
aide1
aided5
aiding6
akin1
angina6
dang1
dank1
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deadening9
dean1
egad1
engage6
engaged7
engaging8
ennead6
gadded6
gadding7
gaga1
gage1
gagged6
gagging7
gain1
gained6
gaining7
gang1
ganged6
ganging7
idea1
inane5
kinda5
knead5
kneaded7
★kneadingpangram15
naan1
nada1
nagged6
nagging7
naiad5
naked5
nana1
nankeen7
nannied7