NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 7, 2023
Longest word
painkilling
11 letters
Top scorer
painkilling
18 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
10
11
Σ
A
–
2
1
–
–
1
–
–
4
G
–
–
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
K
–
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
L
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
2
N
–
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
3
P
10
5
8
11
3
1
–
1
39
Σ
10
9
11
16
3
3
0
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ap 4
G
ga 2
K
ka 1ki 2
L
la 1li 1
N
na 2ni 1
P
pa 18pi 13pl 8
All 53 answers
309 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★apian5
aping5
appall6
appalling9
gangplank9
gaping6
kappa5
kingpin7
kippa5
lapping7
lipping7
napkin6
napping7
nipping7
pagan5
paginal7
paging6
pail1
pain1
paining7
★painkillingpangram18
palapa6
paling6
pall1
palling7
palp1
pang1
panini6
panning7
papa1
papal5
papilla7
pigging7
piling6
pill1
pillaging9
pilling7
ping1
pinging7
pining6
pink1
pinking7
pinning7
piping6
pippin6
plain5
plan1
planing7
plank5
★plankingpangram15
planning8
plink5
plinking8