April 16, 2026
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 16, 2026
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 16, 2026 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words50
Max Points285
Pangrams3
Genius200
4 letter answers 14 words
FAILFALLFANGFIATFILLFLAGFLANFLATFLITGAFFGIFTLIFTNAIFTIFF
5 letter answers 6 words
FAINTFATALFINALFLAILFLINGFLINT
6 letter answers 9 words
ANTIFAFATINGFIFINGFILIALFILINGFINIALFININGINFANTINFILL
7 letter answers 10 words
AFFIANTALFALFAFAILINGFALLINGFANNINGFANTAILFILLINGFITTINGGIFTINGLIFTING
8 letter answers 6 words
FAINTINGFLAGGINGFLAILINGFLANGINGFLINGINGFLITTING
9 letter answers 3 words
FINAGLINGINFILLINGINFLATING
10 letter answers 1 word
FLATLINING
11 letter answers 1 word
AFFILIATING
Common questions
How many answers in the April 16, 2026 Spelling Bee?
50 valid answers worth 285 points, including 3 pangrams. Genius requires 200 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are AFFILIATING, FLATLINING, INFLATING. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is F. 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.