NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Longest word
impinging
9 letters
Top scorer
bumping
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.0
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
B
1
–
–
2
–
–
3
G
1
–
–
1
–
–
2
I
–
–
1
1
1
2
5
M
2
1
3
2
–
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8
N
1
1
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1
–
–
3
P
2
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–
2
–
–
4
U
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
7
2
5
9
1
2
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
bu 3
G
gi 1gu 1
I
im 5
M
mi 5mu 3
N
ni 1nu 2
P
pi 2pu 2
U
um 1
All 26 answers
143 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★bumming7
bump1
★bumpingpangram14
gimp1
gumming7
imbibing8
imbuing7
impinging9
impugn6
impugning9
miming6
mini1
minim5
minimum7
mining6
mugging7
mung1
muumuu6
nimbi5
numb1
numbing7
pimp1
pimping7
pump1
pumping7
umping6