NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Longest word
abracadabra
11 letters
Top scorer
backyard
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
A
–
1
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–
–
–
1
2
B
5
–
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1
1
–
–
–
7
C
3
2
2
1
–
–
–
–
8
D
3
1
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–
–
–
–
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4
R
2
1
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–
–
–
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3
Y
1
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1
Σ
14
5
2
2
1
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1ar 1
B
ba 5br 2
C
ca 3cr 5
D
da 1dr 3
R
ra 3
Y
ya 1
All 25 answers
91 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abracadabra11
array5
★backyardpangram15
barb1
bard1
bark1
barrack7
brad1
bray1
carb1
card1
carry5
crab1
crabby6
crack5
cracky6
crybaby7
dark1
drab1
dray1
dryad5
rack1
racy1
radar5
yard1