NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 16, 2026

Thursday, April 16, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Thursday, April 16, 2026 puts F in the center, with L, A, T, G, I, N around it. There are 76 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

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

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76Words

458Points

321Genius

6Pangrams

Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

4-letter words

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11-letter words

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterF

Vowels2

Rare lettersNone

Words76

Points458

Pangrams6

Longest word11

Average length6.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 321 points. Queen Bee is 458.

Your score Genius · 137 points to Queen Bee

Beginner0

Good Start9

Moving Up23

Good37

Solid69

Nice115

Great183

Amazing229

321Genius321

Queen Bee458

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

Pangram Breakdown

AFFILIATING

11 letters 18 points 5 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, F ×2, I ×3

FATLING

7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

FILIATING

9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×3

FLATLING

8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: L ×2

FLATTING

8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: T ×2

INFLATING

9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 57th percentile

Total points 76th percentile

Metric	This puzzle	Archive average	Highest	Lowest
Words	76	73.7	154	18
Points	458	354.1	892	60
Pangrams	6	2.06	13	1

This Puzzle in Context

The April 16, 2026 hive put F in the center with L, A, T, G, I, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 76 words (458 points). Genius sat at 321.

Pangrams on this date: AFFILIATING, FATLING, FILIATING, FLATLING, FLATTING, INFLATING. Top starting letters: F (49), A (7). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.