NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 20, 2026

Monday, April 20, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Monday, April 20, 2026 puts L in the center, with Y, A, D, I, T, N around it. There are 99 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 L. Tap a word for a short definition.

99Words
440Points
308Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

33

5-letter words

28

6-letter words

17

7-letter words

13

8-letter words

6

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterL
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words99
Points440
Pangram1
Longest word10
Average length5.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 308 points. Queen Bee is 440.

Genius · 132 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start9
Moving Up22
Good35
Solid66
Nice110
Great176
Amazing220
308Genius308
Queen Bee440

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

Pangram Breakdown

DAINTILY
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 81th percentile
Total points 73th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words9973.715418
Points440354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 20, 2026 hive put L in the center with Y, A, D, I, T, N around it. Queen Bee needed all 99 words (440 points). Genius sat at 308.

Pangram on this date: DAINTILY. Top starting letters: L (27), A (22). Longest accepted word: 10 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for April 20, 2026