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NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive

Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 18, 2024

Longest word
bobolink
8 letters
Top scorer
inkblot
14 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.1
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
18
5 letters
3
6 letters
8
7 letters
3
8 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
Σ
B
14
3
8
1
1
27
I
1
1
K
1
1
2
L
1
1
2
N
1
1
O
1
1
Σ
18
3
8
3
2
34

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

B
bi 5bl 6bo 16
I
in 1
K
ki 1kn 1
L
lo 2
N
no 1
O
ob 1

All 34 answers

125 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
bikini6
bilk1
bill1
billion7
biotin6
blin1
blini5
blink5
blob1
blot1
blotto6
bobbin6
bobolink8
boil1
boink5
boll1
bolo1
bolt1
bonbon6
bonito6
bonk1
bonobo6
boob1
booboo6
book1
boon1
boot1
inkblotpangram14
kilobit7
knob1
lobo1
lookbook8
noob1
obit1
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