NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Longest word
eightieth
9 letters
Top scorer
megahit
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.0
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
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
E
1
1
1
–
–
1
4
G
4
1
1
–
–
–
6
H
3
1
2
–
1
–
7
I
1
1
–
1
–
–
3
M
11
1
–
1
1
–
14
T
7
4
1
1
1
–
14
Σ
28
10
5
4
3
1
51
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 2ah 1
E
ei 3em 1
G
ga 4gh 1gi 1
H
ha 2he 5
I
im 2it 1
M
ma 3me 8mi 3
T
ta 1te 7th 4ti 2
All 51 answers
176 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agate5
agitate7
ahem1
eight5
eighth6
eightieth9
emit1
gage1
game1
gamete6
gate1
ghee1
gimme5
hamate6
hate1
heat1
heath5
height6
hematite8
heme1
image5
imitate7
item1
mage1
mate1
matte5
meat1
meet1
mega1
★megahitpangram14
meme1
meta1
mete1
meth1
mime1
mite1
mitigate8
tame1
team1
teammate8
teat1
teatime7
teem1
teeth5
teethe6
thee1
them1
theme5
theta5
time1
tithe5