NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 22, 2021
Longest word
potbelly
8 letters
Top scorer
potbelly
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
B
5
4
4
1
–
14
E
2
1
1
1
–
5
L
2
–
–
–
–
2
O
3
–
–
–
–
3
P
7
3
6
–
1
17
T
4
1
3
–
1
9
Y
2
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
25
9
14
2
2
52
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 9bl 1bo 3by 1
E
ee 1el 1ep 1ey 2
L
lo 2
O
ob 2ol 1
P
pe 10pl 2po 5
T
te 4to 4ty 1
Y
ye 2
All 52 answers
191 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bebop5
beep1
beet1
beetle6
bell1
bellboy7
belle5
belly5
belt1
bleep5
bobble6
bootee6
bottle6
byte1
eely1
elope5
epee1
eyebolt7
eyelet6
lobe1
lope1
obey1
oboe1
oleo1
pebble6
pebbly6
peel1
peep1
pellet6
pelt1
people6
peppy5
petty5
peyote6
pleb1
plebe5
poet1
pole1
pope1
poppet6
★potbellypangram15
teepee6
teletype8
tell1
tepee5
tootle6
tope1
topple6
tote1
type1
yell1
yelp1