NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 2, 2020
Longest word
teakettle
9 letters
Top scorer
blanket
14 points
Starting letters
5 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.
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
3
–
–
–
4
B
4
3
1
2
1
–
11
K
4
4
3
–
–
–
11
L
4
1
–
–
–
–
5
T
4
1
–
–
–
1
6
Σ
16
10
7
2
1
1
37
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 2an 2
B
ba 5be 3bl 3
K
ka 2ke 5kn 4
L
la 3le 2
T
ta 4te 2
All 37 answers
146 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alkane6
alkene6
ankle5
anklet6
babka5
bake1
balk1
bank1
bankable8
beak1
betake6
betaken7
blank5
★blanketpangram14
bleak5
kale1
katana6
kebab5
keel1
keen1
kennel6
kettle6
knee1
kneel5
knell5
knelt5
lake1
lank1
latke5
leak1
leek1
take1
taken5
talk1
tank1
teak1
teakettle9