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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.

4 letters
13
5 letters
8
6 letters
6
7 letters
6
8 letters
2
9 letters
1

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
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