NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 11, 2024
Longest word
backtrack
9 letters
Top scorer
brickbat
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
2
1
–
–
6
B
2
1
–
1
2
2
8
C
1
2
2
–
2
–
7
K
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
R
–
1
2
1
–
–
4
T
5
8
2
–
–
–
15
Σ
9
16
8
3
4
2
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1at 5
B
ba 6br 2
C
ca 4ci 2cr 1
K
ka 2
R
ra 3ri 1
T
ta 6ti 5tr 4
All 42 answers
215 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arctic6
atria5
attack6
attar5
attic5
attract7
baccarat8
backbit7
backtrack9
bait1
bariatric9
batik5
brat1
★brickbatpangram15
cacti5
carat5
cart1
cataract8
ciabatta8
citric6
critic6
karat5
kart1
rabbit6
raita5
ratatat7
ribbit6
tacit5
tack1
tact1
tactic6
tart1
tartar6
tiara5
tibia5
tick1
tiki1
tikka5
track5
tract5
trait5
trick5