NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Saturday, April 4, 2026
Longest word
arguably
8 letters
Top scorer
arguably
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.0
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
2
2
1
1
1
7
B
2
3
2
1
1
9
G
11
4
2
–
–
17
L
–
1
–
–
1
2
R
2
1
1
–
–
4
U
1
–
–
–
–
1
Σ
18
11
6
2
3
40
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ag 1al 2ar 2au 2
B
ba 1br 2bu 6
G
ga 6gl 1gr 5gu 5
L
la 2
R
ra 3ru 1
U
ug 1
All 40 answers
161 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★agar1
alga1
algal5
★arguablypangram15
arugula7
augur5
augury6
baggy5
brag1
braggy6
buggy5
bulgur6
bulgy5
burg1
burglar7
★burglarypangram15
gabby5
gaga1
gala1
gall1
garb1
gayly5
glug1
grab1
grabby6
gray1
grub1
grubby6
guar1
gulag5
gull1
gully5
guru1
laggy5
lallygag8
raga1
ragbag6
ragu1
rugby5
ugly1