NYT Spelling Bee · Daily puzzle archive
Spelling Bee answers · Thursday, April 9, 2026
Longest word
effacement
10 letters
Top scorer
effacement
17 points
Starting letters
6 of 7
letters that start a word
Average length
5.5
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
Σ
A
2
–
2
1
–
–
–
5
C
5
1
3
2
1
–
–
12
E
–
2
2
–
–
1
1
6
F
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
M
1
1
1
–
–
–
–
3
T
1
1
–
–
–
–
–
2
Σ
11
7
8
3
1
1
1
32
Two-letter pairs
The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.
A
ac 4af 1
C
ca 9ce 3
E
ef 3em 1en 2
F
fa 3fe 1
M
ma 1me 2
T
ta 2
All 32 answers
149 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★accent6
acetate7
acme1
acne1
affect6
cafe1
caftan6
came1
cancan6
cane1
canna5
cant1
cantata7
canteen7
cement6
cent1
cetacean8
efface6
★effacementpangram17
effect6
emcee5
enact5
enactment9
face1
facet5
fact1
fence5
mace1
mecca5
menace6
tacet5
tact1