NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 26, 2026
Longest word
attractant
10 letters
Top scorer
intricacy
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.6
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
4
1
1
1
1
14
C
1
6
5
–
1
–
–
13
I
–
–
–
–
1
1
–
2
N
2
–
1
–
–
–
–
3
R
4
4
2
1
–
–
–
11
T
2
5
4
4
–
–
–
15
Y
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
13
18
16
6
3
2
1
59
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ai 1an 1ar 8at 4
C
ca 7ci 3cr 3
I
in 1ir 1
N
na 2ni 1
R
ra 10ri 1
T
ta 7ti 1tr 5ty 2
Y
ya 1
All 59 answers
300 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★airy1
antarctic9
arancini8
arcana6
arctic6
aria1
arnica6
arrant6
array5
arty1
atria5
attar5
attract7
attractant10
cairn5
canary6
carat5
carny5
carry5
cart1
cataract8
circa5
cirri5
citric6
crania6
cranny6
critic6
★intricacypangram16
irritant8
narc1
nary1
nitric6
racy1
rain1
rainy5
raita5
rani1
rant1
rarity6
ratatat7
rattan6
ratty5
ricin5
tantara7
tantra6
tantric7
tarry5
tart1
tartan6
tartar6
tiara5
tract5
train5
trait5
tray1
trinity7
tyranny7
tyrant6
yarn1