NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 2, 2021
Longest word
echinacea
9 letters
Top scorer
mechanic
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.2
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
6
2
3
–
–
–
11
C
5
5
5
–
–
–
15
E
1
1
–
2
–
1
5
H
–
1
–
–
1
–
2
I
1
1
1
–
–
–
3
M
7
5
4
2
2
–
20
N
3
–
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
23
15
14
4
3
1
60
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 5ah 1am 1an 4
C
ca 8ch 6ci 1
E
ea 1ec 1en 3
H
he 2
I
ic 1im 1in 1
M
ma 12me 5mi 3
N
na 3ni 1
All 60 answers
257 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
ache1
acme1
acne1
ahem1
amen1
anemia6
anemic6
anima5
anime5
cache5
caiman6
came1
cami1
cancan6
cane1
canine6
canna5
chai1
chain5
chance6
chia1
chica5
china5
cinema6
each1
echinacea9
enchain7
enema5
enhance7
henchman8
henna5
iceman6
imam1
inane5
mace1
★machinepangram14
mahimahi8
maim1
main1
mama1
mamma5
mane1
mania5
maniac6
manic5
manna5
mean1
meanie6
mecca5
★mechanicpangram15
menace6
mica1
minicam7
minima6
naan1
name1
nana1
niacin6