NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Longest word
dartboard
9 letters
Top scorer
footboard
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
4.8
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
1
7
3
–
–
–
11
B
6
4
2
–
–
–
12
D
3
–
2
–
–
1
6
F
5
1
1
–
–
1
8
O
1
–
1
–
–
–
2
R
6
2
–
1
–
–
9
T
7
3
1
–
–
–
11
Σ
29
17
10
1
0
2
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 4ad 1af 3ao 1ar 2
B
ba 1bo 9br 2
D
da 1do 5
F
fa 1fo 7
O
od 1or 1
R
ro 9
T
ta 5to 4tr 2
All 59 answers
206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
aboard6
abort5
abroad6
adobo5
afford6
afoot5
afro1
aorta5
arbor5
ardor5
baobab6
boar1
board5
boat1
boba1
boffo5
boob1
booboo6
boor1
boot1
broad5
brood5
dartboard9
dodo1
doff1
doodad6
door1
dotard6
farro5
food1
foot1
★footboardpangram16
fora1
forbad6
ford1
fort1
odor1
orator6
road1
roar1
robot5
rood1
roof1
root1
rotator7
roto1
rotor5
taboo5
tabor5
taro1
tarot5
tattoo6
toad1
toot1
toro1
tort1
trod1
trot1