NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 16, 2021
Longest word
widowhood
9 letters
Top scorer
downhill
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
D
5
1
–
–
2
–
8
H
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
L
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
W
3
1
1
–
2
1
8
Σ
12
2
2
1
4
1
22
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
di 3do 5
H
hi 1ho 3
I
id 1
L
lo 1
W
wi 6wo 2
All 22 answers
89 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★dildo5
dill1
dino1
dodo1
doll1
down1
★downhillpangram15
downwind8
hind1
hold1
hood1
hoodoo6
idol1
lowdown7
widow5
widowhood9
wild1
wildwood8
wind1
window6
wood1
woodwind8