NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 12, 2026
Longest word
nonchalance
11 letters
Top scorer
nonchalance
18 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
9
10
11
Σ
A
4
3
1
–
–
–
–
–
8
C
3
8
7
5
–
1
–
–
24
E
1
–
1
2
–
–
–
–
4
H
1
2
1
–
–
–
–
–
4
L
5
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
7
N
7
2
1
1
1
–
–
1
13
O
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
22
18
11
8
1
1
0
1
62
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 1ae 1al 1an 5
C
ca 9ch 3cl 4co 8
E
ec 1el 1en 2
H
he 2ho 2
L
la 2le 1ll 1lo 3
N
na 4ne 3no 6
O
oc 1on 1
All 62 answers
269 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acne1
aeon1
alone5
anal1
ancho5
annal5
anneal6
anon1
canal5
cancan6
cancel6
cane1
canna5
cannon6
canoe5
canola6
canon5
chance6
chancel7
channel7
clan1
clean5
clench6
clone5
cocoon6
colcannon9
colleen7
colon5
colonel7
conceal7
conch5
cone1
echelon7
elan1
enhance7
enlace6
hence5
henna5
honcho6
hone1
lance5
lane1
lean1
llano5
loan1
lone1
loon1
naan1
nacelle7
nacho5
nana1
nene1
neocon6
neon1
noel1
nonce5
★nonchalancepangram18
none1
nonlocal8
noon1
ocean5
once1