NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 3, 2026

Friday, April 3, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, April 3, 2026 puts K in the center, with N, F, D, E, A, L around it. There are 53 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 K. Tap a word for a short definition.

53Words
222Points
155Genius
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 K.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

20

5-letter words

14

6-letter words

11

7-letter words

6

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterK
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words53
Points222
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.2

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 155 points. Queen Bee is 222.

Genius · 67 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up11
Good18
Solid33
Nice56
Great89
Amazing111
155Genius155
Queen Bee222

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

Pangram Breakdown

FLANKED
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 26th percentile
Total points 21th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5373.715418
Points222354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 3, 2026 hive put K in the center with N, F, D, E, A, L around it. Queen Bee needed all 53 words (222 points). Genius sat at 155.

Pangram on this date: FLANKED. Top starting letters: K (24), A (8). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for April 3, 2026