NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 20, 2023
Longest word
phenomenon
10 letters
Top scorer
phenomena
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
10
Σ
A
3
1
2
1
–
–
–
7
E
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
H
1
1
1
–
–
1
–
4
M
5
1
1
–
–
–
–
7
N
10
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
O
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
P
4
4
5
2
–
1
1
17
Σ
25
8
9
3
0
2
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ae 1am 1an 2ap 3
E
en 1
H
ha 1he 1ho 2
M
ma 3me 1mo 3
N
na 4ne 3no 3
O
om 1op 1
P
pa 3pe 6ph 6po 2
All 48 answers
175 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aeon1
amen1
anemone7
anon1
apeman6
apemen6
apnea5
enema5
happen6
henna5
homophone9
hone1
mammon6
mane1
manna5
mean1
moan1
mono1
moon1
naan1
name1
nana1
nape1
neap1
nene1
neon1
none1
noon1
nope1
omen1
open1
paean5
panama6
pane1
peahen6
peen1
penman6
penmen6
penne5
peon1
phenom6
★phenomenapangram16
phenomenon10
phone5
phoneme7
phono5
pompano7
pone1