NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 19, 2026
Longest word
illuminati
10 letters
Top scorer
illuminati
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
1
1
5
1
2
–
–
10
I
1
1
–
–
–
–
1
3
L
3
2
1
2
–
–
–
8
M
13
5
7
6
3
2
1
37
T
–
–
2
–
2
–
–
4
U
–
2
2
–
1
1
–
6
Σ
18
11
17
9
8
3
2
68
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 6an 2au 2
I
il 2im 1
L
la 3li 4ll 1
M
ma 20mi 12mu 5
T
ta 2ti 1tu 1
U
ul 3um 2un 1
All 68 answers
363 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★allium6
alum1
alumina7
aluminum8
alumna6
alumni6
anima5
animal6
autumn6
autumnal8
ilium5
★illuminatipangram17
imam1
lama1
lamina6
laminal7
lima1
liminal7
limit5
limn1
llama5
mail1
mailman7
maim1
main1
maintain8
mall1
malt1
mama1
mamma5
mammal6
mammalian9
mania5
manila6
manna5
manta5
mantilla8
manual6
manumit7
★matutinalpangram16
maul1
militant8
militia7
militiaman10
mill1
mini1
minim5
minima6
minimal7
minimum7
mint1
minutia7
mitt1
mull1
mutant6
mutt1
mutual6
muumuu6
tantalum8
tatami6
titanium8
tumult6
ultima6
ultimata8
ultimatum9
umami5
umlaut6
unman5