NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Monday, April 6, 2026
Longest word
paycheck
8 letters
Top scorer
paycheck
15 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
4.7
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
C
1
5
1
–
–
7
E
1
–
–
–
–
1
H
6
1
–
–
–
7
P
–
1
1
–
1
3
Y
2
1
–
–
–
3
Σ
12
8
2
0
1
23
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 2
C
ca 1ch 6
E
ea 1
H
ha 4he 2hy 1
P
pa 1pe 2
Y
ye 3
All 23 answers
79 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★ache1
achy1
cache5
chap1
cheap5
check5
cheek5
cheeky6
cheep5
each1
hack1
haka1
hake1
happy5
heap1
heck1
hype1
★paycheckpangram15
peach5
peachy6
yeah1
yecch5
yech1