NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 4, 2020
Longest word
appellate
9 letters
Top scorer
faceplate
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
–
2
5
–
–
1
8
C
2
–
1
1
–
–
4
E
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
F
1
–
–
–
–
1
2
L
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
P
16
6
5
5
2
–
34
T
2
1
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
23
11
12
6
2
2
56
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1al 1ap 6
C
ca 3cl 1
E
ep 1
F
fa 1fl 1
L
la 1le 2
P
pa 17pe 9pf 1pl 7
T
ta 2te 2
All 56 answers
233 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accept6
alpaca6
apace5
appall6
appeal6
appellate9
apple5
applet6
cape1
caplet6
catalpa7
clap1
epee1
★faceplatepangram16
flap1
lapel5
leap1
leapt5
pace1
pact1
paella6
palace6
palatal7
palate6
pale1
palette7
pall1
pallet6
palp1
palpate7
papa1
papal5
pate1
patella7
patellae8
peace5
peal1
peat1
peel1
peep1
pelf1
pellet6
pelt1
petal5
pfft1
placate7
place5
plat1
plate5
platelet8
plea1
pleat5
tapa1
tape1
teepee6
tepee5