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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

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Saturday, April 11, 2026

Words
66
Points
305
Genius
213
Pangrams
4

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  • delete

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • deleted

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • deli

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • delight

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  • delighted

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  • dell

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • delt

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • diddle

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • diddled

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • dill

    noun — Anethum graveolens (the type species of the genus Anethum), a herb, the seeds of which are moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, formerly used as a soothing medicine for children; also known as dillseed.

    verb — To cook or flavor with dill

    verb — To still; to assuage; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain.

    noun — A cucumber pickled with dill flavoring

    noun — A fool.

    Appeared in 19 recorded puzzles.

  • elide

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • elided

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • elite

    noun — A special group or social class of people which have a superior intellectual, social or economic status as, the elite of society.

    adjective — Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.

    noun — Someone who is among the best at a certain task.

    adjective — Representing the choicest or most select of a group.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • geld

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • gelded

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • gelee

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • gelid

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gelled

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • gelt

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • giggle

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • giggled

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gild

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • gilded

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gill

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    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • gilled

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • gilt

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • glee

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • glide

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • glided

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • heel

    noun — The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.

    verb — To follow at somebody's heels; to chase closely.

    noun — The act of inclining or canting from a vertical position; a cant.

    verb — To incline to one side; to tilt.

    verb — To make better from a disease, wound, etc.; to revive or cure.

    verb — To hide, conceal, and keep secret, especially for a secret society (such as the masons).

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • heeled

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • held

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hell

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    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • highlight

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • highlighted

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  • hill

    noun — An elevated location smaller than a mountain.

    verb — To form into a heap or mound.

    noun — A sloping road.

    noun — A heap of earth surrounding a plant.

    noun — A single cluster or group of plants growing close together, and having the earth heaped up about them.

    noun — The pitcher’s mound.

    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • hilled

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • hilt

    noun — The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand.

    verb — To provide with a hilt.

    noun — The base of the penis.

    verb — To insert (a bodily extremity) as far as it can go into a sexual orifice so that it is impeded by the wider base to which it is attached (finger until palm, penis until pelvis).

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • idle

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • idled

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • lede

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    Appeared in 9 recorded puzzles.

  • ledge

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • legged

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • legit

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • lidded

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • lied

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • liege

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    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • light

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • lighted

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  • lilt

    noun — A cheerful or melodious accent when speaking.

    noun — Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.

    noun — A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.

    verb — To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.

    verb — To utter with spirit, animation, or gaiety; to sing with spirit and liveliness.

    verb — To sing cheerfully, especially in Gaelic.

    Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

  • lilted

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  • lite

    noun — Visible electromagnetic radiation. The human eye can typically detect radiation (light) in the wavelength range of about 400 to 750 nanometers. Nearby shorter and longer wavelength ranges, although not visible, are commonly called ultraviolet and infrared light.

    adjective — Having light; bright; clear; not dark or obscure.

    noun — A stone that is not thrown hard enough.

    adjective — Having little or relatively little actual weight; not cumbrous or unwieldy.

    adjective — Light in composition, notably low in fat, calories etc. Most commonly used commercially.

    noun — A little, bit.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • lithe

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • little

    noun — A small amount.

    adjective — Small in size.

    adverb — Not much.

    pronoun — Not much; not a large amount.

    adjective — Insignificant, trivial.

    adjective — Very young.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • tell

    verb — To convey by speech; to say.

    verb — To narrate.

    verb — To instruct or inform.

    verb — To order; to direct, to say to someone.

    verb — To reveal.

    verb — To discern, notice, identify or distinguish.

    Appeared in 12 recorded puzzles.

  • tilde

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  • tile

    noun — A regularly-shaped slab of clay or other material, affixed to cover or decorate a surface, as in a roof-tile, glazed tile, stove tile, carpet tile etc.

    verb — To cover with tiles.

    verb — To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated.

    noun — A rectangular graphic.

    noun — Any of various flat cuboid playing pieces used in certain games, such as dominoes, Scrabble, or mahjong.

    noun — A stiff hat.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • tiled

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  • till

    preposition — Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

    conjunction — Until, until the time that.

    noun — A cash register.

    noun — A removable box within a cash register containing the money.

    noun — The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift.

    verb — To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops.

    Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

  • tilled

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  • tilt

    verb — To slope or incline (something); to slant.

    verb — To be at an angle.

    noun — A slope or inclination.

    noun — The inclination of part of the body, such as backbone, pelvis, head, etc.

    verb — To play worse than usual (often as a result of previous bad luck or losses).

    noun — The controlled vertical movement of a camera, or a device to achieve this.

    Appeared in 23 recorded puzzles.

  • tilted

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  • tilth

    noun — Agricultural labour; husbandry.

    noun — The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop; culture.

    noun — Rich cultivated soil.

    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • title

    noun — A prefix (honorific) or suffix (post-nominal) added to a person's name to signify either veneration, official position or a professional or academic qualification. See also

    verb — To assign a title to; to entitle.

    noun — Legal right to ownership of a property; a deed or other certificate proving this.

    noun — In canon law, that by which a beneficiary holds a benefice.

    noun — A church to which a priest was ordained, and where he was to reside.

    noun — The name of a book, film, musical piece, painting, or other work of art.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

  • titled

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  • tittle

    noun — A small, insignificant amount (of something); a modicum or speck.

    verb — To chatter.

    noun — Any small dot, stroke, or diacritical mark, especially if part of a letter, or if a letter-like abbreviation; in particular, the dots over the Latin letters i and j.

    Appeared in 11 recorded puzzles.

delight, lighted are perfect pangrams — all seven letters, each used exactly once.

Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • de×7
  • di×3
  • el×3
  • ge×6
  • gi×7
  • gl×3
  • he×4
  • hi×5
  • id×2
  • le×4
  • li×10
  • te×1
  • ti×11

Words by first letter and length

4567911Σ
d 4·231· 10
e ·21··· 3
g 6361·· 16
h 5·2·11 9
i 11···· 2
l 4541·· 14
t 444··· 12
Σ 241519521 66

The numbers

Genius today takes 213 points of 305 available. The average answer runs 5.3 letters.

Total points vs. all 436 recorded puzzles
87th percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
92nd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 19742 recorded answers

424 today34.4% all-time515 today22.9% all-time619 today20.1% all-time75 today12.1% all-time86.2% all-time92 today2.6% all-time101.2% all-time111 today0.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
d Friday, April 10, 2026 Monday, January 26, 2026
e Thursday, April 9, 2026 Saturday, March 21, 2026
g Friday, April 10, 2026 Tuesday, April 7, 2026
h Wednesday, April 8, 2026 Monday, April 6, 2026
i Friday, April 10, 2026 Thursday, March 26, 2026
l ● Tuesday, April 7, 2026 Tuesday, March 31, 2026
t Thursday, April 9, 2026 Wednesday, April 8, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 45
  2. naan 35
  3. nana 35
  4. toot 32
  5. onion 31
  6. loll 30
  7. mama 28
  8. mamma 28
  9. acacia 26
  10. acai 26
  11. nene 26
  12. mini 25
  13. minim 25
  14. cocoon 24
  15. imam 24
  16. maim 24
  17. onto 24
  18. toon 24
  19. loon 24
  20. olio 24
  21. lilt 23
  22. till 23
  23. tilt 23
  24. aria 23
  25. mitt 23

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.