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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 12, 2023

Longest word
expunging
9 letters
Top scorer
expunging
16 points
Starting letters
4 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
6
5 letters
6
6 letters
6
7 letters
12
8 letters
0
9 letters
4

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
E
1
1
1
3
N
2
2
P
5
3
5
9
22
U
3
1
3
7
Σ
6
6
6
12
0
4
34

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

E
ep 1ex 2
N
ni 2
P
pe 9pi 12pu 1
U
un 6up 1

All 34 answers

199 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
epee1
expunge7
expungingpangram16
ninepin7
nipping7
peeing6
peen1
peep1
peeping7
pegging7
penguin7
penne5
penning7
pepping7
pigging7
pigpen6
pine1
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pinning7
pinup5
pipe1
piping6
pippin6
pixie5
punning7
unpeg5
unpegging9
unpen5
unpenning9
unpin5
unpinning9
upping6
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