NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 13, 2026
Longest word
outthought
10 letters
Top scorer
outgrowth
16 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start 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
10
Σ
G
5
1
2
–
–
–
–
8
O
–
2
–
1
–
1
1
5
R
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
1
1
2
2
1
–
1
8
W
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
Σ
6
5
5
4
1
1
2
24
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
G
go 2gr 5gu 1
O
ou 5
R
ro 2
T
th 6to 1tr 1
W
wr 1
All 24 answers
140 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★goth1
gout1
grog1
grotto6
grout5
grow1
growth6
guru1
ought5
outgo5
outgrow7
★outgrowthpangram16
outthought10
rotgut6
rough5
thorough8
though6
thought7
through7
throughout10
thug1
tough5
trough6
★wroughtpangram14