NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Longest word
mammalogy
9 letters
Top scorer
polygamy
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
4
–
1
–
–
7
G
1
3
5
–
–
–
9
L
1
4
–
1
2
–
8
M
1
1
–
–
–
1
3
P
2
5
2
1
1
–
11
Y
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
8
18
7
3
3
1
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3am 2ap 2
G
ga 2gl 3go 4
L
la 2lo 6
M
ma 2mo 1
P
pa 5pl 2po 3py 1
Y
ya 1yo 1
All 40 answers
201 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allay5
alloy5
ally1
amply5
amyl1
apology7
apply5
gamy1
gayly5
gloomy6
gloopy6
gloppy6
goggly6
golly5
googly6
goopy5
laggy5
lallygag8
loamy5
logy1
lollygag8
loopy5
loyal5
loyally7
mammalogy9
mayo1
mommy5
palmy5
papally7
papaya6
pappy5
payola6
play1
ploy1
★polygamypangram15
polyp5
poppy5
pygmy5
yappy5
yoga1