NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Longest word
papilloma
9 letters
Top scorer
optimal
14 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
Σ
A
5
4
1
–
–
–
10
I
2
–
1
–
–
–
3
L
4
1
2
–
–
–
7
M
6
3
1
2
–
–
12
O
1
–
1
1
–
–
3
P
7
5
2
3
1
1
19
T
5
1
3
1
1
1
12
Σ
30
14
11
7
2
2
66
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1al 3am 1ap 1at 4
I
im 2io 1
L
la 3li 2ll 1lo 1
M
ma 8mi 1mo 3
O
op 3
P
pa 13pi 2pl 2po 2
T
ta 8ti 1to 3
All 66 answers
256 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★aioli5
alit1
allot5
alto1
ammo1
appall6
atilt5
atoll5
atom1
atop1
imam1
impala6
iota1
lama1
lamp1
laptop6
lima1
lipoma6
llama5
loam1
mail1
maillot7
maim1
mall1
malt1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
militia7
moat1
momma5
moola5
opal1
optima6
★optimalpangram14
pail1
palapa6
palatal7
palatial8
pall1
palm1
palp1
pampa5
papa1
papal5
papilla7
papilloma9
patio5
pita1
pitapat7
plait5
plat1
poppa5
potato6
tail1
taillamp8
tali1
tall1
tamp1
tapa1
tatami6
tattoo6
tilapia7
tomatillo9
tomato6
total5