NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 21, 2020
Longest word
billiard
8 letters
Top scorer
jailbird
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
1
–
–
–
–
1
B
4
1
2
–
1
8
D
4
1
–
–
–
5
I
–
1
–
–
–
1
J
–
–
–
–
1
1
L
2
–
–
–
–
2
R
1
3
2
–
1
7
Σ
12
6
4
0
3
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ar 1
B
ba 3bi 2br 3
D
di 2dr 3
I
il 1
J
ja 1
L
la 2
R
ra 6ri 1
All 25 answers
97 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★arid1
bald1
ballad6
bard1
billiard8
bird1
brad1
braid5
bridal6
dial1
dill1
drab1
drib1
drill5
iliad5
★jailbirdpangram15
laid1
lard1
rabid5
radar5
radial6
radii5
raid1
railbird8
ribald6