NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 20, 2026
Longest word
dillydally
10 letters
Top scorer
daintily
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start 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
Σ
A
3
3
1
–
–
–
–
7
D
2
3
2
2
1
–
1
11
I
3
2
2
1
–
1
–
9
L
7
3
1
1
1
–
–
13
N
1
1
–
1
1
–
–
4
T
5
2
3
1
–
–
–
11
Σ
21
14
9
6
3
1
1
55
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
al 3an 3at 1
D
da 6di 5
I
id 3il 1in 5
L
la 8li 5
N
na 4
T
ta 5ti 6
All 55 answers
237 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★alit1
allay5
ally1
anal1
anally6
annal5
atilt5
daily5
★daintilypangram15
dally5
dandily7
daylily7
daylit6
dial1
diddly6
dill1
dilly5
dillydally10
idly1
idyl1
idyll5
illy1
initial7
initially9
inlaid6
inland6
inlay5
lady1
laid1
lain1
laity5
lanai5
land1
landlady8
lantana7
lilt1
lily1
lint1
linty5
litany6
nail1
natal5
natality8
nattily7
tail1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tidal5
tidally7
tidily6
till1
tilt1
tinily6