NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 27, 2026
Longest word
legalizing
10 letters
Top scorer
legalizing
17 points
Starting letters
5 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
6.2
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
–
–
–
–
2
E
–
–
–
1
–
1
–
2
G
2
1
1
2
–
–
–
6
L
1
–
1
–
1
–
1
4
Z
3
–
2
3
–
–
1
9
Σ
6
2
5
6
1
1
2
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1az 1
E
el 2
G
ga 3ge 1gl 2
L
la 2le 2
Z
za 1ze 1zi 7
All 23 answers
132 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agaze5
azalea6
elegize7
elegizing9
gaze1
gazelle7
gazing6
geez1
glaze5
glazing7
laze1
lazing6
legalize8
★legalizingpangram17
zagging7
zeal1
zigging7
zigzag6
zigzagging10
zine1
zing1
zinging7
zinnia6