NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 29, 2021
Longest word
knickknack
10 letters
Top scorer
attacking
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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
1
3
3
–
–
1
–
8
C
1
2
6
4
–
–
–
13
G
–
–
–
–
1
–
–
1
I
–
1
2
–
1
1
–
5
K
1
1
–
1
–
–
1
4
N
1
–
1
1
–
–
–
3
T
3
2
2
3
–
1
–
11
Σ
7
9
14
9
2
3
1
45
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4an 1at 3
C
ca 12ci 1
G
gi 1
I
ic 1in 4
K
ki 2kn 2
N
ni 3
T
ta 7ti 4
All 45 answers
266 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acing5
acting6
antic5
attack6
★attackingpangram16
attic5
cacti5
caging6
caking6
cancan6
caning6
canna5
canning7
cant1
cantata7
cantina7
canting7
catkin6
citing6
gigantic8
icing5
incant6
incanting9
inciting8
intact6
kick1
kicking7
knack5
knickknack10
niacin6
nick1
nicking7
tacit5
tack1
★tackingpangram14
tact1
tactic6
tactician9
tannic6
tick1
ticking7
tinct5
titanic7