NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 19, 2021
Longest word
illegality
10 letters
Top scorer
illegality
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
Σ
A
1
2
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2
–
–
–
5
E
2
1
1
–
–
–
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4
G
–
1
3
–
–
–
–
4
I
2
–
–
–
–
1
1
4
L
1
3
1
2
2
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–
9
T
–
2
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–
–
–
–
2
Y
3
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–
–
–
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3
Σ
9
9
5
4
2
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2al 3
E
ee 1eg 1el 1ey 1
G
ga 3gi 1
I
il 3it 1
L
la 5le 3li 1
T
ta 2
Y
ye 3
All 31 answers
161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agilely7
agility7
allay5
alley5
ally1
eely1
eggy1
elegy5
eyelet6
gaiety6
galley6
gayly5
giggly6
★illegalitypangram17
illegally9
illy1
itty1
laggy5
laity5
lallygag8
lately6
layette7
★legalitypangram15
legally7
leggy5
lily1
tally5
tatty5
yegg1
yell1
yeti1