NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Sunday, April 5, 2026
Longest word
catalytically
13 letters
Top scorer
facility
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.9
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
11
12
13
Σ
A
3
3
1
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
C
3
4
–
4
1
1
1
–
–
1
15
F
6
4
3
2
4
1
–
–
–
–
20
I
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
L
2
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
T
5
4
2
1
1
1
1
–
–
–
15
Σ
19
18
9
10
6
3
2
0
0
1
68
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 3af 1al 4at 2
C
ca 11ci 1cl 1cy 2
F
fa 13fi 3fl 4
I
il 1it 1
L
la 5li 1
T
ta 15
All 68 answers
348 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★acacia6
acai1
acyclic7
afflict7
alfalfa7
alit1
allay5
ally1
atilt5
attic5
cacti5
calcify7
calf1
call1
calla5
catalytic9
catalytically13
catcall7
cattail7
cattily7
catty5
cilia5
clay1
cyclical8
cyclically10
facial6
facially8
★facilitypangram15
fact1
facticity9
fail1
fall1
fallacy7
fatal5
fatality8
fatally7
fatly5
fatty5
fiat1
filial6
filially8
flail5
flat1
flatly6
flay1
iliac5
italic6
lactic6
lacy1
laic1
laical6
laity5
lilac5
tacit5
tacitly7
tact1
tactic6
tactical8
tactically10
tactility9
taffy5
tail1
talc1
tali1
tall1
tallit6
tally5
tatty5