NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 8, 2022
Longest word
armadillo
9 letters
Top scorer
armadillo
16 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
2
1
1
2
–
1
7
D
8
8
2
1
–
–
19
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
L
4
–
–
–
–
–
4
M
5
2
1
2
–
–
10
O
1
–
–
–
–
–
1
R
3
3
3
–
1
–
10
Σ
24
15
7
5
1
1
53
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 1am 1ar 5
D
di 4do 9dr 6
I
id 2
L
la 2lo 2
M
ma 4mi 3mo 3
O
od 1
R
ra 8ro 2
All 53 answers
200 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★admiral7
amid1
ardor5
arid1
armada6
★armadillopangram16
armload7
dial1
dildo5
dill1
diorama7
dodo1
doll1
dollar6
dolma5
dolor5
doodad6
doom1
door1
dorm1
dram1
drama5
drill5
droid5
droll5
drool5
idiom5
idol1
laid1
lard1
load1
lord1
madam5
maid1
mallard7
malodor7
midair6
midi1
mild1
modal5
mold1
mood1
odor1
radar5
radial6
radii5
radio5
raid1
railroad8
ramada6
ramrod6
road1
rood1