NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 12, 2020
Longest word
mudflat
7 letters
Top scorer
mudflat
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.7
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
Σ
A
1
1
–
–
2
D
4
1
1
–
6
F
1
2
1
–
4
L
4
–
–
–
4
M
4
–
2
1
7
T
3
–
1
–
4
U
–
–
1
–
1
Σ
17
4
6
1
28
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1al 1
D
da 1du 5
F
fa 1fl 2fu 1
L
la 1lu 3
M
ma 1mu 6
T
ta 1tu 3
U
um 1
All 28 answers
87 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adult5
alum1
datum5
duad1
dual1
duff1
dull1
dumdum6
fault5
flauta6
fluff5
full1
laud1
luau1
lull1
lulu1
maul1
★mudflatpangram14
muff1
mull1
mutt1
mutual6
muumuu6
taut1
tuft1
tumult6
tutu1
umlaut6