NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 5, 2024
Longest word
decimated
9 letters
Top scorer
decimated
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
Σ
A
4
2
5
3
3
–
17
C
4
4
2
1
–
–
11
D
1
3
6
3
6
3
22
E
–
2
2
1
1
1
7
I
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
M
3
4
–
2
1
2
12
T
1
2
1
1
–
–
5
Σ
14
17
16
11
11
6
75
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 14ad 2at 1
C
ca 6ce 2ci 3
D
de 14di 8
E
ed 1ei 1em 5
I
ic 1
M
ma 4me 4mi 4
T
ta 4ti 1
All 75 answers
449 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
academe7
academia8
academic8
acai1
accede6
acceded7
aced1
acetate7
acetic6
acid1
acidic6
acme1
acted5
addict6
addicted8
attic5
cacti5
caddie6
caddied7
cadet5
came1
cami1
cede1
ceded5
cicada6
cite1
cited5
decade6
deceit6
decide6
decided7
★decimatepangram15
★decimatedpangram16
dedicate8
dedicated9
dedicatee9
deice5
deiced6
deicide7
detect6
detected8
dice1
diced5
dicta5
dictate7
dictated8
didact6
didactic8
dietetic8
edict5
eidetic7
emaciate8
★emaciatedpangram16
emcee5
emceed6
emetic6
iced1
macadam7
macadamia9
mace1
maced5
mecca5
medic5
★medicatepangram15
★medicatedpangram16
mica1
mice1
mimetic7
mimic5
tacet5
tacit5
tact1
tactic6
titmice7