NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 11, 2021
Longest word
confluence
10 letters
Top scorer
confluence
17 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
10
Σ
C
4
2
2
3
–
–
1
12
E
–
–
–
–
–
1
–
1
F
6
2
3
1
–
1
–
13
L
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
N
4
1
1
1
–
–
–
7
O
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
3
U
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
7
6
5
0
2
1
39
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
ce 3cl 3co 6
E
ef 1
F
fe 6fl 5fu 2
L
lo 1lu 1
N
ne 3no 3nu 1
O
ol 1on 1ou 1
U
un 1
All 39 answers
166 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★cell1
cello5
cellule7
clef1
clone5
clue1
coffee6
colleen7
colonel7
cone1
★confluencepangram17
coulee6
effluence9
feculence9
feel1
fell1
felon5
fence5
fennel6
flee1
fleece6
floe1
★flouncepangram14
flue1
fuel1
funnel6
lone1
lune1
nene1
neocon6
neon1
noel1
nonce5
none1
nucleon7
oleo1
once1
ounce5
uncle5