NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Longest word
unfledged
9 letters
Top scorer
unfledged
16 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.4
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
Σ
D
1
–
2
1
–
–
4
E
1
2
1
–
1
–
5
F
1
3
2
1
–
–
7
G
9
2
4
2
–
–
17
L
2
3
4
1
–
–
10
N
–
1
1
–
–
–
2
U
–
–
1
1
–
1
3
Σ
14
11
15
6
1
1
48
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
D
de 3du 1
E
ed 2eg 1en 2
F
fl 3fu 4
G
ge 5gl 7gu 5
L
le 3lu 7
N
nu 2
U
un 3
All 48 answers
232 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★deluge6
deluged7
dengue6
dung1
edge1
edged5
egged5
engulf6
★engulfedpangram15
fledge6
fledged7
flung5
fudge5
fudged6
fugu1
fugue5
geld1
gelded6
gelee5
gelled6
gene1
glee1
gleeful7
glen1
glue1
glued5
glug1
glugged7
guff1
gulf1
gull1
gulled6
gunned6
ledge5
legend6
legged6
luge1
luged5
lugged6
lung1
lunge5
lunged6
lungful7
nudge5
nudged6
★unfledgedpangram16
unglue6
unglued7