NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Friday, April 3, 2026
Longest word
kenneled
8 letters
Top scorer
flanked
14 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.1
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
Σ
A
–
1
–
–
–
1
D
2
1
–
–
–
3
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
F
2
3
1
1
–
7
K
4
4
3
3
1
15
L
4
–
1
–
–
5
N
–
1
–
1
–
2
Σ
13
10
5
5
1
34
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
an 1
D
da 1de 2
E
ek 1
F
fa 2fl 5
K
ka 1ke 6kn 8
L
la 2le 3
N
na 2
All 34 answers
143 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ankle5
dank1
deke1
deked5
eked1
fake1
faked5
flak1
flake5
flaked6
flank5
★flankedpangram14
kale1
keel1
keeled6
keen1
keened6
kennel6
kenneled8
knead5
kneaded7
knee1
kneed5
kneel5
kneeled7
knell5
knelled7
lake1
lank1
leak1
leaked6
leek1
naked5
nankeen7