NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Longest word
complicit
9 letters
Top scorer
complicit
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
C
2
3
1
1
–
1
8
I
–
–
–
1
1
1
3
L
5
2
–
–
1
–
8
M
3
1
–
–
–
–
4
O
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
P
2
4
–
2
1
–
9
T
3
1
2
–
–
–
6
Σ
17
12
4
4
3
2
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
C
cl 1co 7
I
il 1im 2
L
li 6lo 2
M
mi 3mo 1
O
oc 1ol 1om 1op 1
P
pi 6po 3
T
ti 3to 3
All 42 answers
185 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★clip1
cocci5
coil1
colic5
comic5
commit6
★complicitpangram16
copilot7
illicit7
implicit8
★impoliticpangram16
licit5
lilt1
limit5
limo1
limp1
lipo1
loci1
lollipop8
mill1
mimic5
mitt1
moil1
octopi6
olio1
omit1
optic5
piccolo7
picot5
pill1
pilot5
pimp1
pipit5
polio5
politic7
politico8
till1
tilt1
tiptop6
toil1
tomtit6
topic5