April 11, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 11, 2026

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 11, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words66
Max Points305
Pangrams4
Genius214

4 letter answers 24 words

DELIDELLDELTDILLGELDGELTGILDGILLGILTGLEEHEELHELDHELLHILLHILTIDLELEDELIEDLILTLITETELLTILETILLTILT

5 letter answers 15 words

ELIDEELITEGELEEGELIDGLIDEIDLEDLEDGELEGITLIEGELIGHTLITHETILDETILEDTILTHTITLE

6 letter answers 19 words

DELETEDIDDLEELIDEDGELDEDGELLEDGIGGLEGILDEDGILLEDGLIDEDHEELEDHILLEDLEGGEDLIDDEDLILTEDLITTLETILLEDTILTEDTITLEDTITTLE

7 letter answers 5 words

DELETEDDELIGHTDIDDLEDGIGGLEDLIGHTED

9 letter answers 2 words

DELIGHTEDHIGHLIGHT

11 letter answers 1 word

HIGHLIGHTED

Common questions

How many answers in the April 11, 2026 Spelling Bee?

66 valid answers worth 305 points, including 4 pangrams. Genius requires 214 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are DELIGHT, DELIGHTED, HIGHLIGHTED, LIGHTED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is L. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.