NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 14, 2026

Tuesday, April 14, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, April 14, 2026 puts B in the center, with I, A, C, E, L, Y around it. There are 83 valid words. It plays like a Medium puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes B. Tap a word for a short definition.

83Words
410Points
287Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes B.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

21

5-letter words

24

6-letter words

19

7-letter words

7

8-letter words

10

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterB
Vowels3
Rare lettersY
Words83
Points410
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 287 points. Queen Bee is 410.

Genius · 123 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up21
Good33
Solid62
Nice103
Great164
Amazing205
287Genius287
Queen Bee410

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 410 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

CELIBACY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 65th percentile
Total points 66th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8373.715418
Points410354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 14, 2026 hive put B in the center with I, A, C, E, L, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 83 words (410 points). Genius sat at 287.

Pangram on this date: CELIBACY. Top starting letters: B (44), A (15). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for April 14, 2026