NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Longest word
invincible
10 letters
Top scorer
invincible
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
B
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
C
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
E
1
–
2
1
–
–
–
4
I
–
1
–
1
–
–
1
3
L
2
2
–
–
1
–
–
5
N
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
5
V
2
–
–
–
1
–
–
3
Σ
10
5
4
3
2
0
1
25
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
B
be 2bl 2
C
cl 1
E
el 1en 1ev 2
I
in 3
L
le 1li 4
N
ne 1ni 4
V
ve 1vi 2
All 25 answers
120 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★beeline7
been1
blin1
blini5
clinic6
eleven6
enliven7
even1
evince6
incline7
innie5
★invinciblepangram17
lenience8
lien1
line1
linen5
liven5
nene1
nibble6
nice1
niece5
nine1
vein1
★vinciblepangram15
vine1