NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 5, 2020
Longest word
embezzlement
12 letters
Top scorer
embezzlement
19 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.4
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
11
12
Σ
B
5
2
1
2
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10
E
–
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1
2
1
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1
5
L
1
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–
–
–
–
–
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1
M
4
1
2
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7
N
1
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1
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2
T
4
1
1
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1
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7
Σ
15
4
6
4
2
0
0
0
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 10
E
el 1em 3en 1
L
le 1
M
me 7
N
ne 2
T
te 7
All 32 answers
134 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★been1
beet1
beetle6
bell1
belle5
bellmen7
belt1
bent1
benzene7
bezel5
element7
embezzle8
★embezzlementpangram19
emblem6
entente7
lent1
meet1
melee5
melt1
meme1
mentee6
mete1
mettle6
nene1
nettle6
teem1
teen1
tell1
telnet6
tenement8
tenet5
tent1