Spelling Bee Answers for Monday, April 06, 2026

Apr 06, 2026, Monday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, P, E, C, K, Y, H honeycomb (center letter H) feature 23 words, a 79-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: PAYCHECK.

Spelling Bee hive for April 6, 2026 with center letter H and surrounding letters A,P,E,C,K and Y

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Monday, April 6, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

1/10

Easy

5th percentile

Avg Word Length

4.70

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

12/100

Common

Rarer than 12% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

16 minutes

Quicker than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

10

Few pairs

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

No

Missing: K

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

9

words to Genius
1×8L2×6L6×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 55 pts
9 words1×8L8×5L

Vowel Split

34%

Consonant-heavy puzzle

37 vowels · 71 consonants

Score Milestones

  • 0%Beginner0 PTS
  • 5%Good Start4 PTS
  • 15%Moving Up12 PTS
  • 25%Good20 PTS
  • 40%Solid32 PTS
  • 50%Nice40 PTS
  • 60%Great47 PTS
  • 65%Amazing51 PTS
  • 70%Genius55 PTS
  • 100%Queen Bee79 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 23 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Monday, April 6, 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

C
30%
H
30%
P
13%

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Puzzle Letters

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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 1 word

6-Letter Words 2 words

5-Letter Words 8 words

4-Letter Words 12 words

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Word Length Distribution

12 words
4L
12
8 words
5L
8
2 words
6L
2
1 word (Pangram)
8L
1

Share of 23 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

H
23 words
100%
E
18 words
78%
C
17 words
74%
A
15 words
65%
P
9 words
39%
Y
9 words
39%
K
8 words
35%

Share of 23 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

12 pts
12
4L
40 pts
40
5L
12 pts
12
6L
15 pts (Pangram)
15
8L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

C
730%
H
730%
P
313%
Y
313%
A
29%
E
14%

Share of 23 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

  • Today’s score of 79 ranks in the 2nd percentile among all puzzles.
  • The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-01-30.
  • The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
  • The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
  • With 23 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 5th percentile overall.
  • The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-03-24.
  • 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 Easy puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
  • Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is easier than usual.
  • The letter set in this puzzle is considered Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
  • Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-04-03.
  • The estimated solve time of 13–19 min is faster than typical puzzles.
  • Players can expect a steady solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

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

  • aheap
  • akcheh
  • akha
  • apache
  • appeach
  • ayah
  • cachaca
  • caph
  • chace
  • chack
  • chape
  • chappe
  • chappy
  • chay
  • chaya
  • checky
  • chee
  • cheecha
  • cheepy
  • cheka
  • chyack
  • ekaha
  • epha
  • ephah
  • eyah
  • hacek
  • hackee
  • hacky
  • haha
  • hakea
  • hakka
  • haya
  • haycap
  • haye
  • hayey
  • heapy
  • heep
  • hehe
  • hyke
  • hypha
  • hyphae
  • kacha
  • kachcha
  • kaha
  • kaph
  • keech
  • kehaya
  • khaph
  • khaya
  • pacha
  • pachak
  • paha
  • pakeha
  • pech
  • pechay
  • yecchy
  • yechy
  • yeech

*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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