NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 9, 2021
Longest word
mandarin
8 letters
Top scorer
midbrain
15 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.3
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
Σ
A
1
3
2
1
–
7
B
1
–
1
1
–
3
D
2
1
–
–
–
3
I
2
1
–
–
–
3
M
8
6
5
2
3
24
N
–
1
–
–
–
1
R
–
–
1
–
–
1
Σ
14
12
9
4
3
42
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 2ai 1am 1an 1ar 2
B
ba 2br 1
D
da 1dr 2
I
ia 2im 1
M
ma 15mi 9
N
ni 1
R
ra 1
All 42 answers
187 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★adman5
admin5
airman6
amid1
anima5
armada6
armband7
barmaid7
barman6
brim1
damn1
dram1
drama5
iamb1
iambi5
imam1
madam5
madman6
maid1
maim1
main1
mama1
mamba5
mamma5
mandarin8
mania5
manna5
marimba7
marina6
marinara8
marm1
midair6
★midbrainpangram15
midi1
midrib6
mind1
mini1
minibar7
minim5
minima6
nimbi5
ramada6