Spelling Bee Answers for Saturday, April 04, 2026

Apr 04, 2026, Saturday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, U, L, B, R, Y, G honeycomb (center letter G) feature 40 words, a 161-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: ARGUABLY, BURGLARY, LALLYGAG.

Spelling Bee hive for April 4, 2026 with center letter G and surrounding letters A,U,L,B,R and Y

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Saturday, April 4, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

61st percentile

Avg Word Length

5.03

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

72/100

Rare

Rarer than 72% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

39 minutes

Typical solve

To reach Genius

2LL

15

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: Y

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

16

words to Genius
3×8L2×7L6×6L5×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 113 pts
16 words3×8L2×7L6×6L5×5L

Vowel Split

32%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

64 vowels · 137 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start8 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up24 PTS
  • 25%Good40 PTS
  • 40%Solid64 PTS
  • 50%Nice81 PTS
  • 60%Great97 PTS
  • 65%Amazing105 PTS
  • 70%Genius113 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee161 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 40 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Saturday, April 4, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

G
43%
B
23%
A
18%

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Puzzle Letters

Previous2026-04-03
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Pangrams

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The Center letter is highlighted in Yellow.
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Complete Answers

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8-Letter Words 3 words

7-Letter Words 2 words

6-Letter Words 6 words

5-Letter Words 11 words

4-Letter Words 18 words

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Word Length Distribution

18 words
4L
18
11 words
5L
11
6 words
6L
6
2 words
7L
2
3 words (Pangram)
8L
3

Share of 40 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

G
40 words
100%
A
28 words
70%
R
23 words
57%
U
21 words
53%
B
18 words
45%
L
18 words
45%
Y
17 words
43%

Share of 40 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

18 pts
18
4L
55 pts
55
5L
36 pts
36
6L
14 pts
14
7L
38 pts (Pangram)
38
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

G
1743%
B
923%
A
718%
R
410%
L
25%
U
13%

Share of 40 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 161 ranks in the 32nd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-04-03.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 40 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 41st percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-04-03.
  • The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
  • The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
  • This puzzle ranks among the Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-04-02.
  • The estimated solve time of 33–45 min is comparable than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

  • agag
  • agal
  • agau
  • aggry
  • agly
  • agra
  • algy
  • argal
  • argala
  • argyll
  • augural
  • baga
  • baggala
  • baggara
  • ballarag
  • ballyrag
  • baygall
  • bluggy
  • bugara
  • bulgar
  • bullyrag
  • burgall
  • gaby
  • galgal
  • galla
  • gally
  • gara
  • garg
  • garrya
  • garua
  • gary
  • gaub
  • gaul
  • gaur
  • gaura
  • gayal
  • glary
  • glaur
  • glaury
  • glub
  • graal
  • graylag
  • grayly
  • grugru
  • guara
  • guayaba
  • gugal
  • gugu
  • gula
  • gular
  • gulgul
  • gullably
  • guly
  • gurgly
  • gurl
  • gurly
  • gurr
  • gurry
  • gyal
  • gyral
  • gyrally
  • laggar
  • luggar
  • lurg
  • raggy
  • raguly
  • ruga
  • rugal
  • ruggy
  • uruguay
  • yagua
  • yuga

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.

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