NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 7, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | G |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, f, l, n, u |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 48 words |
| Total Points | 232 points |
| Genius Level | 162 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
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- Spelling Bee Grid
- Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
- Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
- Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing) 🤯
- Today's Complete Solution
- Answer Definitions
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Spelling Bee Grid
The following table shows the standard Spelling Bee summary grid, which lists word lengths across the top and letters down the left-hand side. The cell where the word lengths and letters intersect displays the number of words in today's puzzle with the corresponding first letter and word length.
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| E | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 5 |
| F | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| G | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 17 |
| L | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| N | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 |
| U | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | Σ | 14 | 11 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 48 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×3 DU×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ED×2 EG×1 EN×2 |
| F | FL×3 FU×4 |
| G | GE×5 GL×7 GU×5 |
| L | LE×3 LU×7 |
| N | NU×2 |
| U | UN×3 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×2 DEN×1 DUN×1 |
|---|---|
| E | EDG×2 EGG×1 ENG×2 |
| F | FLE×2 FLU×1 FUD×2 FUG×2 |
| G | GEL×4 GEN×1 GLE×3 GLU×4 GUF×1 GUL×3 GUN×1 |
| L | LED×1 LEG×2 LUG×3 LUN×4 |
| N | NUD×2 |
| U | UNF×1 UNG×2 |
Extra Letter Hints (Incrementally Revealing)
The table below lists all of the solutions to today's puzzle, but they're concealed. You can click the plus button (+) to reveal additional letters, one-by-one.
Concealed definitions are provided as additional clues. You can toggle concealment of the definitions by clicking on the concealer bar or the text that appears when the definition is visible.
Pangrams are marked with a dagger symbol (†).
| Word | 2L Ref | Definition (click to reveal) |
|---|---|---|
| en...... † | EN8 | simple past tense and past participle of engulf |
| un....... † | UN9 | Not having feathers; (of a bird) not yet having developed its wings and feathers and become able to fly. |
| de.... | DE6 | A great flood or rain. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of deluge |
| de.... | DE6 | An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain. |
| du.. | DU4 | Manure; animal excrement. |
| ed.. | ED4 | The boundary line of a surface. |
| ed... | ED5 | simple past tense and past participle of edge |
| eg... | EG5 | simple past tense and past participle of egg |
| en.... | EN6 | To overwhelm. |
| fl.... | FL6 | To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight. |
| fl..... | FL7 | Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. |
| fl... | FL5 | simple past tense and past participle of fling |
| fu... | FU5 | A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. |
| fu.... | FU6 | simple past tense and past participle of fudge |
| fu.. | FU4 | Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins. |
| fu... | FU5 | A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody. |
| ge.. | GE4 | Money. In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax. |
| ge.... | GE6 | simple past tense and past participle of geld |
| ge... | GE5 | Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes. |
| ge.... | GE6 | simple past tense and past participle of gel |
| ge.. | GE4 | A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl..... | GL7 | Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills. |
| gl.. | GL4 | A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance. |
| gl... | GL5 | simple past tense and past participle of glue |
| gl.. | GL4 | The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle. |
| gl..... | GL7 | simple past tense and past participle of glug |
| gu.. | GU4 | Nonsensical talk or thinking. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin. |
| gu.. | GU4 | A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae. |
| gu.... | GU6 | simple past tense and past participle of gull |
| gu.... | GU6 | simple past and past participle of gun |
| le... | LE5 | A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery. |
| le.... | LE6 | An unrealistic story depicting past events. A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events. |
| le.... | LE6 | Having legs of a certain specified type or number. |
| lu.. | LU4 | A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back. |
| lu... | LU5 | simple past tense and past participle of luge |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past tense and past participle of lug |
| lu.. | LU4 | A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood. |
| lu... | LU5 | A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword. |
| lu.... | LU6 | simple past and past participle of lunge |
| lu..... | LU7 | As much as the lungs will hold. |
| nu... | NU5 | A gentle push. |
| nu.... | NU6 | simple past and past participle of nudge |
| un.... | UN6 | to separate that which was held by glue |
| un..... | UN7 | simple past and past participle of unglue |
Today's Complete Solution
The words that follow are a complete listing of all acceptable words in today's New York Time Spelling Bee puzzle.
Next to the answer word you'll see the two-letter reference (2L Ref) in parentheses. We added that 2L Ref for easier translation of the spoiler-avoidant language you see on the Spelling Bee Forum and Twitter. The 2L Ref signifies a word's two start letters followed by the total number of letters in the word.
- engulfed† (EN8)
- unfledged† (UN9)
- deluge (DE6)
- deluged (DE7)
- dengue (DE6)
- dung (DU4)
- edge (ED4)
- edged (ED5)
- egged (EG5)
- engulf (EN6)
- fledge (FL6)
- fledged (FL7)
- flung (FL5)
- fudge (FU5)
- fudged (FU6)
- fugu (FU4)
- fugue (FU5)
- geld (GE4)
- gelded (GE6)
- gelee (GE5)
- gelled (GE6)
- gene (GE4)
- glee (GL4)
- gleeful (GL7)
- glen (GL4)
- glue (GL4)
- glued (GL5)
- glug (GL4)
- glugged (GL7)
- guff (GU4)
- gulf (GU4)
- gull (GU4)
- gulled (GU6)
- gunned (GU6)
- ledge (LE5)
- legend (LE6)
- legged (LE6)
- luge (LU4)
- luged (LU5)
- lugged (LU6)
- lung (LU4)
- lunge (LU5)
- lunged (LU6)
- lungful (LU7)
- nudge (NU5)
- nudged (NU6)
- unglue (UN6)
- unglued (UN7)
Answer Definitions
- engulfed† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of engulf
- unfledged† (adjective): Not having feathers; (of a bird) not yet having developed its wings and feathers and become able to fly.
- deluge (noun): A great flood or rain.
- deluged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of deluge
- dengue (noun): An acute febrile disease of the (sub)tropics caused by the Dengue virus, a flavivirus, transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes, and characterized by high fever, rash, headache, and severe muscle and joint pain.
- dung (noun): Manure; animal excrement.
- edge (noun): The boundary line of a surface.
- edged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of edge
- egged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of egg
- engulf (verb): To overwhelm.
- fledge (verb): To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight.
- fledged (adjective): Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.
- flung (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fling
- fudge (noun): A type of very sweet candy or confection, usually made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.
- fudged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of fudge
- fugu (noun): Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.
- fugue (noun): A contrapuntal piece of music wherein a particular melody is played in a number of voices, each voice introduced in turn by playing the melody.
- geld (noun): Money. In particular, (money paid as) a medieval form of land tax.
- gelded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of geld
- gelee (noun): Any gelled suspension made for culinary purposes.
- gelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gel
- gene (noun): A theoretical unit of heredity of living organisms; a gene may take several values and in principle predetermines a precise trait of an organism's form (phenotype), such as hair color.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- gleeful (adjective): Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful.
- glen (noun): A secluded and narrow valley, especially one with a river running through it; a dale; a depression between hills.
- glue (noun): A hard gelatin made by boiling bones and hides, used in solution as an adhesive; or any sticky adhesive substance.
- glued (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glue
- glug (noun): The sound made when a significant amount of liquid is poured suddenly out of something, such as a jug or bottle.
- glugged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glug
- guff (noun): Nonsensical talk or thinking.
- gulf (noun): A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or basin.
- gull (noun): A seabird of the genus Larus or of the family Laridae.
- gulled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gull
- gunned (verb): simple past and past participle of gun
- ledge (noun): A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.
- legend (noun): An unrealistic story depicting past events. A story of unknown origin describing plausible but extraordinary past events.
- legged (adjective): Having legs of a certain specified type or number.
- luge (noun): A racing sled for one or two people that is ridden with the rider or riders lying on their back.
- luged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of luge
- lugged (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lug
- lung (noun): A biological organ of vertebrates that controls breathing and oxygenates the blood.
- lunge (noun): A sudden forward movement, especially with a sword.
- lunged (verb): simple past and past participle of lunge
- lungful (noun): As much as the lungs will hold.
- nudge (noun): A gentle push.
- nudged (verb): simple past and past participle of nudge
- unglue (verb): to separate that which was held by glue
- unglued (verb): simple past and past participle of unglue