NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 16, 2026
Longest word
affiliating
11 letters
Top scorer
affiliating
18 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
6.1
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.
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6
7
8
9
10
11
Σ
A
–
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1
2
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1
4
F
9
6
6
6
6
1
1
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35
G
2
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1
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–
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3
I
–
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2
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2
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4
L
1
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1
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2
N
1
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1
T
1
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1
Σ
14
6
9
10
6
3
1
1
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Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
af 2al 1an 1
F
fa 11fi 11fl 13
G
ga 1gi 2
I
in 4
L
li 2
N
na 1
T
ti 1
All 50 answers
285 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★affiant7
★affiliatingpangram18
alfalfa7
antifa6
fail1
failing7
faint5
fainting8
fall1
falling7
fang1
fanning7
fantail7
fatal5
fating6
fiat1
fifing6
filial6
filing6
fill1
filling7
finagling9
final5
finial6
fining6
fitting7
flag1
flagging8
flail5
flailing8
flan1
flanging8
flat1
★flatliningpangram17
fling5
flinging8
flint5
flit1
flitting8
gaff1
gift1
gifting7
infant6
infill6
infilling9
★inflatingpangram16
lift1
lifting7
naif1
tiff1