Spelling Bee Answers for Thursday, April 23, 2026
Apr 23, 2026, Thursday Spelling Bee Answers for the D, Q, L, E, N, U, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 61 words, a 278-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 9-letter longest word: UNEQUALED.
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Thursday, April 23, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights
A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.
Difficulty
9/10
Very Hard87th percentile
Avg Word Length
5.48
Typical lengthAll-time avg: 5.4
Rarity
82/100
Very RareRarer than 82% of puzzles
Avg Solve Time
67 minutes
Longer than usualTo reach Genius
2LL
17
Typical spreadUnique two-letter openings
Bingo Status
Yes
All 7 coveredAll 7 letters start at least 1 word
GN4L
28
words to GeniusGN4L OTN
Yes
Exact 195 ptsVowel Split
48%
Vowel-heavy puzzle159 vowels · 175 consonants
Score Milestones
- 0%Beginner0 PTS
- 5%Good Start14 PTS
- 15%Moving Up42 PTS
- 25%Good70 PTS
- 40%Solid111 PTS
- 50%Nice139 PTS
- 60%Great167 PTS
- 65%Amazing181 PTS
- 70%Genius195 PTS
- 100%Queen Bee278 PTS
Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers
Here is the complete list of 61 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Thursday, April 23, 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.
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9-Letter Words 1 word
8-Letter Words 5 words
7-Letter Words 7 words
6-Letter Words 17 words
5-Letter Words 10 words
4-Letter Words 21 words
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Word Length Distribution
Share of 61 answers at each word length.
Letter Coverage
Share of 61 words using each hive letter.
Points by Length
Total points available at each word length.
Letter Frequency Distribution
Share of 61 words starting with each letter.
How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?
- Today’s score of 278 ranks in the 83rd percentile among all puzzles.
- The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-04-22.
- The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
- The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
- With 61 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 91st percentile overall.
- The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-04-22.
- 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 Very 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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
- Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-04-22.
- The estimated solve time of 57–77 min is slower than typical puzzles.
- Players can expect a grind-heavy solving experience.
Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List
Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:
- adad
- adda
- addn
- addnl
- addu
- adela
- aden
- aeaean
- alae
- alala
- alan
- aland
- alane
- aldea
- alden
- alea
- alee
- alen
- allan
- allee
- allen
- allene
- aludel
- alula
- alulae
- anan
- anana
- ananda
- anda
- ande
- andean
- anele
- aneled
- anend
- anna
- anne
- annule
- aquae
- audad
- audaean
- aula
- aulae
- auld
- aune
- dada
- daddle
- daddled
- dade
- dadu
- daedal
- daedalean
- dana
- danaan
- danae
- dand
- danda
- dane
- daud
- dauded
- deaned
- dedal
- dedan
- dedenda
- delead
- deleaded
- delenda
- della
- duad
- duala
- duan
- duane
- duenna
- dunal
- duneland
- edana
- edda
- edna
- elean
- ella
- equalled
- eudalene
- ladened
- laen
- lall
- lalled
- lana
- landau
- lande
- lauan
- laude
- laulau
- laund
- leal
- leda
- lena
- lenaea
- luella
- lula
- lunda
- nale
- naled
- nanda
- nandu
- nane
- neal
- quadded
- quaddle
- quaequae
- qual
- quale
- quan
- queal
- quean
- quelea
- quenda
- udal
- ulan
- ulnad
- ulua
- unadd
- unadded
- unaddled
- unal
- unaneled
- unannealed
- unannulled
- unau
- undandled
- undeadened
- undean
- unequalled
- unlade
- unladed
- unlanded
- unlauded
- unlead
- unleal
- unlean
*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.