April 7, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 7, 2026

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 7, 2026 (Tuesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words48
Max Points232
Pangrams2
Genius162

4 letter answers 14 words

DUNGEDGEFUGUGELDGENEGLEEGLENGLUEGLUGGUFFGULFGULLLUGELUNG

5 letter answers 11 words

EDGEDEGGEDFLUNGFUDGEFUGUEGELEEGLUEDLEDGELUGEDLUNGENUDGE

6 letter answers 15 words

DELUGEDENGUEENGULFFLEDGEFUDGEDGELDEDGELLEDGULLEDGUNNEDLEGENDLEGGEDLUGGEDLUNGEDNUDGEDUNGLUE

7 letter answers 6 words

DELUGEDFLEDGEDGLEEFULGLUGGEDLUNGFULUNGLUED

8 letter answers 1 word

ENGULFED

9 letter answers 1 word

UNFLEDGED

Common questions

How many answers in the April 7, 2026 Spelling Bee?

48 valid answers worth 232 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 162 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are ENGULFED, UNFLEDGED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is G. 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.