NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 28, 2024
Longest word
tattletale
10 letters
Top scorer
italicize
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
1
2
2
1
–
–
–
6
C
1
2
1
3
–
–
–
7
E
–
4
1
1
1
–
–
7
I
–
–
1
1
–
1
–
3
L
3
2
2
3
–
–
–
10
T
12
3
4
1
2
1
1
24
Z
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
19
13
11
10
3
2
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3al 1at 2
C
ca 5ci 1cl 1
E
ec 2el 5
I
il 1it 2
L
la 6li 4
T
ta 14te 4ti 6
Z
ze 1zi 1
All 59 answers
279 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acetal6
acetate7
acetic6
alit1
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
calcite7
catcall7
cattail7
cattle6
cite1
cleat5
eclat5
eclectic8
elate5
elect5
electee7
elicit6
elite5
illicit7
italic6
★italicizepangram16
lactate7
lacteal7
lactic6
late1
latte5
lattice7
licit5
lilt1
lite1
little6
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactile7
tail1
talc1
tale1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tattle6
tattletale10
teal1
teat1
tell1
telltale8
tile1
till1
tilt1
titillate9
title5
tittle6
zeta1
ziti1