NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 30, 2023
Longest word
acceptance
10 letters
Top scorer
placental
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.8
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
1
4
1
–
–
1
8
C
8
5
6
4
1
–
–
24
E
–
3
1
1
–
–
–
5
L
1
1
1
2
–
–
–
5
N
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
P
2
4
1
3
3
1
–
14
T
2
1
–
–
1
–
–
4
Σ
14
15
13
12
5
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 6al 1ap 1
C
ca 17ce 3cl 4
E
ec 1el 2en 2
L
la 5
N
na 1
P
pa 5pe 5pl 4
T
ta 3te 1
All 61 answers
331 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accent6
accept6
acceptance10
acetal6
acetate7
acne1
alpaca6
apace5
call1
calla5
canal5
canape6
cancan6
cancel6
cane1
canna5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
cape1
caplet6
catalpa7
catcall7
catnap6
cattle6
cell1
cent1
cetacean8
clan1
clap1
clean5
cleat5
eclat5
elect5
electee7
enact5
enlace6
lace1
lactate7
lacteal7
lance5
lancet6
nacelle7
pace1
pact1
palace6
panacea7
pancetta8
peace5
pecan5
penance7
pence5
★pentaclepangram15
placate7
place5
★placentapangram15
★placentalpangram16
tacet5
tact1
talc1
tentacle8