NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 11, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | L |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | d, e, g, h, i, t |
| # of Pangrams | 4 (Perfect: 2) |
| Total Words | 66 words |
| Total Points | 305 points |
| Genius Level | 214 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 | 10 | 11 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| E | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 |
| G | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 16 |
| H | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 9 |
| I | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| L | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 14 |
| T | 4 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | Σ | 24 | 15 | 19 | 5 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 66 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| D | DE×7 DI×3 |
|---|---|
| E | EL×3 |
| G | GE×6 GI×7 GL×3 |
| H | HE×4 HI×5 |
| I | ID×2 |
| L | LE×4 LI×10 |
| T | TE×1 TI×11 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| D | DEL×7 DID×2 DIL×1 |
|---|---|
| E | ELI×3 |
| G | GEL×6 GIG×2 GIL×5 GLE×1 GLI×2 |
| H | HEE×2 HEL×2 HIG×2 HIL×3 |
| I | IDL×2 |
| L | LED×2 LEG×2 LID×1 LIE×2 LIG×2 LIL×2 LIT×3 |
| T | TEL×1 TIL×8 TIT×3 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| de..... † | DE7 | Joy; pleasure. |
| de....... † | DE9 | Greatly pleased. |
| hi......... † | HI11 | past participle of highlight |
| li..... † | LI7 | simple past tense and past participle of light |
| de.... | DE6 | To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device. |
| de..... | DE7 | simple past tense and past participle of delete |
| de.. | DE4 | A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving. |
| de.. | DE4 | A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep. |
| de.. | DE4 | The deltoid muscle. |
| di.... | DI6 | In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed. |
| di..... | DI7 | simple past tense and past participle of diddle |
| di.. | DI4 | 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. |
| el... | EL5 | To leave out or omit (something). |
| el.... | EL6 | simple past tense and past participle of elide |
| el... | EL5 | Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician. |
| 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... | GE5 | Very cold; icy or frosty. |
| ge.... | GE6 | simple past tense and past participle of gel |
| ge.. | GE4 | A lunatic. |
| gi.... | GI6 | To laugh gently in a nervous or affected manner. |
| gi..... | GI7 | simple past tense and past participle of giggle |
| gi.. | GI4 | To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf. |
| gi.... | GI6 | simple past tense and past participle of gild |
| gi.. | GI4 | a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals |
| gi.... | GI6 | Having gills |
| gi.. | GI4 | Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating. |
| gl.. | GL4 | Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune. |
| gl... | GL5 | To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly. |
| gl.... | GL6 | simple past tense and past participle of glide |
| he.. | HE4 | The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg. |
| he.... | HE6 | simple past tense and past participle of heel |
| he.. | HE4 | simple past tense and past participle of hold |
| he.. | HE4 | A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death. |
| hi....... | HI9 | An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated. |
| hi.. | HI4 | An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain. |
| hi.... | HI6 | simple past tense and past participle of hill |
| hi.. | HI4 | The handle of a sword, consisting of grip, guard, and pommel, designed to facilitate use of the blade and afford protection to the hand. |
| id.. | ID4 | Empty, vacant. |
| id... | ID5 | simple past tense and past participle of idle |
| le.. | LE4 | A man; a person. |
| 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 | Having legs of a certain specified type or number. |
| le... | LE5 | A legitimate; a legitimate actor. |
| li.... | LI6 | simple past tense and past participle of lid |
| li.. | LI4 | An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano. |
| li... | LI5 | A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign. |
| li... | LI5 | 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. |
| li.. | LI4 | To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music. |
| li.... | LI6 | simple past tense and past participle of lilt |
| li.. | LI4 | Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product. |
| li... | LI5 | To go. |
| li.... | LI6 | Small in size. |
| te.. | TE4 | To count, reckon, or enumerate. |
| ti... | TI5 | The grapheme of character ~. A diacritical mark (˜) placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation, such as by palatalization in Spanish words or nasalization in Portuguese words. A punctuation mark that indicates range (from a number to another number). May be used to represent approximation (mathematics). |
| ti.. | TI4 | 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. |
| ti... | TI5 | simple past tense and past participle of tile |
| ti.. | TI4 | Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time). |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of till |
| ti.. | TI4 | To slope or incline (something); to slant. |
| ti.... | TI6 | simple past tense and past participle of tilt |
| ti... | TI5 | Agricultural labour; husbandry. |
| ti... | TI5 | An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles |
| ti.... | TI6 | Bearing a title. |
| ti.... | TI6 | 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. |
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.
- delight† (DE7)
- delighted† (DE9)
- highlighted† (HI11)
- lighted† (LI7)
- delete (DE6)
- deleted (DE7)
- deli (DE4)
- dell (DE4)
- delt (DE4)
- diddle (DI6)
- diddled (DI7)
- dill (DI4)
- elide (EL5)
- elided (EL6)
- elite (EL5)
- geld (GE4)
- gelded (GE6)
- gelee (GE5)
- gelid (GE5)
- gelled (GE6)
- gelt (GE4)
- giggle (GI6)
- giggled (GI7)
- gild (GI4)
- gilded (GI6)
- gill (GI4)
- gilled (GI6)
- gilt (GI4)
- glee (GL4)
- glide (GL5)
- glided (GL6)
- heel (HE4)
- heeled (HE6)
- held (HE4)
- hell (HE4)
- highlight (HI9)
- hill (HI4)
- hilled (HI6)
- hilt (HI4)
- idle (ID4)
- idled (ID5)
- lede (LE4)
- ledge (LE5)
- legged (LE6)
- legit (LE5)
- lidded (LI6)
- lied (LI4)
- liege (LI5)
- light (LI5)
- lilt (LI4)
- lilted (LI6)
- lite (LI4)
- lithe (LI5)
- little (LI6)
- tell (TE4)
- tilde (TI5)
- tile (TI4)
- tiled (TI5)
- till (TI4)
- tilled (TI6)
- tilt (TI4)
- tilted (TI6)
- tilth (TI5)
- title (TI5)
- titled (TI6)
- tittle (TI6)
Answer Definitions
- delight† (noun): Joy; pleasure.
- delighted† (adjective): Greatly pleased.
- highlighted† (verb): past participle of highlight
- lighted† (verb): simple past tense and past participle of light
- delete (verb): To remove, get rid of or erase, especially written or printed material, or data on a computer or other device.
- deleted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of delete
- deli (noun): A shop that sells cooked or prepared food ready for serving.
- dell (noun): A valley, especially in the form of a natural hollow, small and deep.
- delt (noun): The deltoid muscle.
- diddle (noun): In percussion, two consecutive notes played by the same hand (either RR or LL), similar to the drag, except that by convention diddles are played the same speed as the context in which they are placed.
- diddled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of diddle
- 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.
- elide (verb): To leave out or omit (something).
- elided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of elide
- elite (adjective): Of high birth or social position; aristocratic or patrician.
- 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.
- gelid (adjective): Very cold; icy or frosty.
- gelled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gel
- gelt (noun): A lunatic.
- giggle (verb): To laugh gently in a nervous or affected manner.
- giggled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of giggle
- gild (verb): To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
- gilded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of gild
- gill (noun): a breathing organ of fish and other aquatic animals
- gilled (adjective): Having gills
- gilt (noun): Gold or other metal in a thin layer; gilding. Gold-colored paint or other coating.
- glee (noun): Joy; happiness great delight, especially from one's own good fortune or from another's misfortune.
- glide (verb): To move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.
- glided (verb): simple past tense and past participle of glide
- heel (noun): The rear part of the foot, where it joins the leg.
- heeled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of heel
- held (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hold
- hell (proper noun): A place of torment where some or all sinners and evil spirits are believed to go after death.
- highlight (noun): An area or a spot in a drawing, painting, or photograph that is strongly illuminated.
- hill (noun): An elevated landmass smaller than a mountain.
- hilled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of hill
- 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.
- idle (adjective): Empty, vacant.
- idled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of idle
- lede (noun): A man; a person.
- 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.
- legged (adjective): Having legs of a certain specified type or number.
- legit (noun): A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
- lidded (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lid
- lied (noun): An art song, usually sung solo in German and accompanied on the piano.
- liege (noun): A free and independent person; specifically, a lord paramount; a sovereign.
- light (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.
- lilt (verb): To do something rhythmically, with animation and quickness, usually of music.
- lilted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of lilt
- lite (adjective): Abridged; refers to a simpler or unpaid version of a product.
- lithe (verb): To go.
- little (adjective): Small in size.
- tell (verb): To count, reckon, or enumerate.
- tilde (noun): The grapheme of character ~. A diacritical mark (˜) placed above a letter to modify its pronunciation, such as by palatalization in Spanish words or nasalization in Portuguese words. A punctuation mark that indicates range (from a number to another number). May be used to represent approximation (mathematics).
- 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.
- tiled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tile
- till (preposition): Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).
- tilled (verb): simple past tense and past participle of till
- tilt (verb): To slope or incline (something); to slant.
- tilted (verb): simple past tense and past participle of tilt
- tilth (noun): Agricultural labour; husbandry.
- title (noun): An appellation given to a person or family to signify either veneration, official position, social rank, the possession of assets or properties, or a professional or academic qualification. See also Category:Titles
- titled (adjective): Bearing a title.
- tittle (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.