NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Longest word
biblically
10 letters
Top scorer
celibacy
15 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
A
2
3
1
–
–
–
–
6
B
10
8
2
2
3
–
1
26
C
–
4
2
–
2
–
–
8
E
–
–
–
1
–
–
–
1
L
–
3
3
1
–
–
–
7
Σ
12
18
8
4
5
0
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 5al 1
B
ba 9be 5bi 10bl 2
C
ca 6ce 2
E
ey 1
L
la 4li 3
All 48 answers
235 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abaci5
abbacy6
abbey5
able1
ably1
alibi5
baba1
babble6
babe1
babel5
baby1
bacilli7
bail1
bale1
ball1
belay5
belie5
bell1
belle5
belly5
bialy5
bible5
biblical8
biblically10
bicycle7
bilabial8
bile1
bill1
billable8
billy5
blab1
blabby6
cabal5
cabala6
cabbie6
cabby5
cable5
callable8
celeb5
★celibacypangram15
eyeball7
label5
labia5
labial6
labile6
liable6
libel5
libelee7