NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 26, 2026

Sunday, April 26, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, April 26, 2026 puts R in the center, with N, T, A, C, I, Y around it. There are 104 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 R. Tap a word for a short definition.

104Words
563Points
394Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

21

5-letter words

27

6-letter words

28

7-letter words

12

8-letter words

9

9-letter words

3

10-letter words

2

11-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterR
Vowels2
Rare lettersY
Words104
Points563
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.9

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 394 points. Queen Bee is 563.

Genius · 169 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start11
Moving Up28
Good45
Solid84
Nice141
Great225
Amazing282
394Genius394
Queen Bee563

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

Pangram Breakdown

INTRICACY
9 letters 16 points 3 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×2, C ×2

TYRANNIC
8 letters 15 points 2 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 86th percentile
Total points 90th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words10473.715418
Points563354.189260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 26, 2026 hive put R in the center with N, T, A, C, I, Y around it. Queen Bee needed all 104 words (563 points). Genius sat at 394.

Pangrams on this date: INTRICACY, TYRANNIC. Top starting letters: T (26), A (24). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for April 26, 2026