NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Longest word
inhabitation
12 letters
Top scorer
inhabitation
19 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.7
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
9
10
11
12
Σ
A
1
1
2
1
–
–
1
–
–
6
B
6
3
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
11
H
3
2
1
1
–
–
1
–
–
8
I
2
–
–
2
–
–
4
–
1
9
N
–
1
3
1
1
–
–
–
–
6
O
3
–
1
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
T
6
5
3
–
–
–
–
–
–
14
Σ
21
12
12
5
1
0
6
0
1
58
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ab 1an 4at 1
B
ba 4bi 2bo 5
H
ha 5hi 1ho 2
I
in 8io 1
N
na 3ni 1no 2
O
oa 1ob 2on 1
T
ta 5th 3ti 3to 3
All 58 answers
282 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★abbot5
annatto7
annotation10
anoint6
anti1
attain6
baht1
bait1
bath1
baton5
biota5
biotin6
boat1
bonito6
boot1
booth5
both1
habit5
habitat7
★habitationpangram17
hath1
hatha5
hint1
hobbit6
hoot1
inhabit7
inhabitant10
★inhabitationpangram19
inhibit7
inhibition10
initiation10
into1
intonation10
iota1
nanobot7
natant6
nation6
ninth5
notation8
notion6
oath1
obit1
obtain6
onto1
taboo5
tahini6
taint5
tannin6
tattoo6
than1
that1
thin1
tibia5
tint1
titan5
toon1
toot1
tooth5