NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 23, 2026
Longest word
unequaled
9 letters
Top scorer
unequaled
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts 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
Σ
A
2
4
6
2
2
–
16
D
5
–
2
1
1
–
9
E
1
2
1
1
–
–
5
L
8
3
7
1
–
–
19
N
3
–
–
–
–
–
3
Q
1
–
–
–
1
–
2
U
1
1
1
2
1
1
7
Σ
21
10
17
7
5
1
61
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ad 5al 3an 7aq 1
D
da 3de 5du 1
E
el 2en 1eq 2
L
la 10le 5lu 4
N
na 3
Q
qu 2
U
ul 2un 5
All 61 answers
278 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★added5
addend6
addenda7
addle5
addled6
allele6
allude6
alluded7
anal1
annal5
anneal6
annealed8
annual6
annul5
annulled8
aqua1
dale1
dandle6
dandled7
dead1
deaden6
deadened8
deal1
dean1
dual1
elan1
eland5
ennead6
equal5
equaled7
lade1
laded5
laden5
ladle5
ladled6
land1
landed6
lane1
laud1
lauded6
lead1
leaded6
leaden6
lean1
leaned6
luau1
luna1
lunula6
lunulae7
naan1
nada1
nana1
quaalude8
quad1
ulna1
ulnae5
undead6
unequal7
★unequaledpangram16
unladen7
unleaded8