NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Longest word
entitlement
11 letters
Top scorer
imminently
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
10
11
Σ
E
1
1
1
2
–
1
–
1
7
I
1
2
–
–
1
–
1
–
5
L
9
3
5
2
1
1
–
–
21
M
3
2
3
–
–
–
–
–
8
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
T
4
1
3
–
1
–
–
–
9
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
19
9
13
4
3
2
1
1
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
E
ee 1el 2em 1en 2ey 1
I
il 1im 1in 3
L
le 5li 16
M
me 4mi 3my 1
N
ne 1
T
te 1ti 8
Y
ye 1
All 52 answers
247 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★eely1
element7
elite5
★eminentlypangram16
entitle7
entitlement11
eyelet6
illy1
★imminentlypangram17
inlet5
intel5
intently8
lenient7
leniently9
lenity6
lent1
lentil6
lien1
lilt1
lily1
lime1
limit5
limn1
line1
linemen7
linen5
liniment8
linnet6
lint1
lintel6
linty5
lite1
little6
melee5
melt1
melty5
mettle6
mile1
mill1
millet6
myelin6
nettle6
tell1
tile1
till1
tilt1
timeline8
timely6
tinily6
title5
tittle6
yell1