NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 18, 2020
Longest word
paintball
9 letters
Top scorer
paintball
16 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
A
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
B
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
I
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
P
11
6
5
5
2
1
30
T
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
Σ
13
8
6
6
2
1
36
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 2
B
bl 1
I
in 1
P
pa 14pi 8pl 8
T
ta 1ti 1
All 36 answers
163 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apian5
appall6
blip1
inapt5
pail1
pain1
paint5
★paintballpangram16
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
palp1
panini6
pant1
papa1
papal5
papilla7
patina6
pill1
pinata6
pinball7
pint1
pintail7
pipit5
pita1
pitapat7
plain5
plaint6
plait5
plan1
plant5
plantain8
plat1
pliant6
tapa1
tilapia7