NYT Spelling Bee

Answers · Analysis · Spoiler controlled

Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, April 11, 2026

Start with the shape of the puzzle, reveal only the help you want, and open the full list when you are ready.

DEGHIT L
66Answers
4Pangrams
305Maximum
214Genius

Answer shape

Use the distributions before revealing any words.

Words by first letter

D10
E3
G16
H9
I2
L14
T12

Words by length

424
515
619
75
92
111

Two-letter starts

DE7
DI3
EL3
GE6
GI7
GL3
HE4
HI5
ID2
LE4
LI10
TE1
TI11

Pangram ladder

Open one clue at a time.

Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

D … T

Letter pattern

D•••••T

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

delight

Pangram 2
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

D … D

Letter pattern

D•••••••D

D × 2, E × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

delighted

Pangram 3
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

H … D

Letter pattern

H•••••••••D

H × 3, I × 2, G × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

highlighted

Pangram 4
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

L … D

Letter pattern

L•••••D

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

lighted

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

D 10

  • delete
  • deleted
  • deli
  • delightPangram
  • delightedPangram
  • dell
  • delt
  • diddle
  • diddled
  • dill

E 3

  • elide
  • elided
  • elite

G 16

  • geld
  • gelded
  • gelee
  • gelid
  • gelled
  • gelt
  • giggle
  • giggled
  • gild
  • gilded
  • gill
  • gilled
  • gilt
  • glee
  • glide
  • glided

H 9

  • heel
  • heeled
  • held
  • hell
  • highlight
  • highlightedPangram
  • hill
  • hilled
  • hilt

I 2

  • idle
  • idled

L 14

  • lede
  • ledge
  • legged
  • legit
  • lidded
  • lied
  • liege
  • light
  • lightedPangram
  • lilt
  • lilted
  • lite
  • lithe
  • little

T 12

  • tell
  • tilde
  • tile
  • tiled
  • till
  • tilled
  • tilt
  • tilted
  • tilth
  • title
  • titled
  • tittle

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 15/100, compared with 101 available puzzles through this date.

Read the difficulty methodology and comparisons