NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 22, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | N |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, c, e, i, l, v |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 25 words |
| Total Points | 120 points |
| Genius Level | 84 points |
| Bingo? | Yes |
Table of Contents
As you scroll down this page, the clues get progressively more revealing. So scroll slowly!
- 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| C | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| E | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| I | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| L | 2 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| N | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 |
| V | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | Σ | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | 25 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BE×2 BL×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CL×1 |
| E | EL×1 EN×1 EV×2 |
| I | IN×3 |
| L | LE×1 LI×4 |
| N | NE×1 NI×4 |
| V | VE×1 VI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BEE×2 BLI×2 |
|---|---|
| C | CLI×1 |
| E | ELE×1 ENL×1 EVE×1 EVI×1 |
| I | INC×1 INN×1 INV×1 |
| L | LEN×1 LIE×1 LIN×2 LIV×1 |
| N | NEN×1 NIB×1 NIC×1 NIE×1 NIN×1 |
| V | VEI×1 VIN×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) |
|---|---|---|
| in........ † | IN10 | Impossible to defeat, destroy or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome. |
| vi...... † | VI8 | Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable. |
| be..... | BE7 | A very direct or quick path or trip. |
| be.. | BE4 | past participle of be. |
| bl.. | BL4 | To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up. |
| bl... | BL5 | A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. |
| el.... | EL6 | The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits. |
| en..... | EN7 | To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate. |
| ev.. | EV4 | Flat and level. |
| ev.... | EV6 | To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest. |
| in..... | IN7 | To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. |
| in... | IN5 | A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen). |
| le...... | LE8 | Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. |
| li.. | LI4 | A tendon. |
| li.. | LI4 | A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight. |
| li... | LI5 | Thread or cloth made from flax fiber. |
| li... | LI5 | To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively. |
| ne.. | NE4 | The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957. |
| ni.... | NI6 | A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth. |
| ni.. | NI4 | Pleasant, satisfactory. |
| ni... | NI5 | A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece"). |
| ni.. | NI4 | NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9. |
| ve.. | VE4 | A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart. |
| vi.. | VI4 | The climbing plant that produces grapes. |
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.
- invincible† (IN10)
- vincible† (VI8)
- beeline (BE7)
- been (BE4)
- blin (BL4)
- blini (BL5)
- clinic (CL6)
- eleven (EL6)
- enliven (EN7)
- even (EV4)
- evince (EV6)
- incline (IN7)
- innie (IN5)
- lenience (LE8)
- lien (LI4)
- line (LI4)
- linen (LI5)
- liven (LI5)
- nene (NE4)
- nibble (NI6)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- nine (NI4)
- vein (VE4)
- vine (VI4)
Answer Definitions
- invincible† (adjective): Impossible to defeat, destroy or kill; too powerful to be defeated or overcome.
- vincible† (adjective): Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable.
- beeline (noun): A very direct or quick path or trip.
- been (verb): past participle of be.
- blin (verb): To cease (from); to stop; to desist, to let up.
- blini (noun): A small pancake, of Russian origin, made from buckwheat flour; traditionally served with melted butter, sour cream and caviar or smoked salmon.
- clinic (noun): A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
- eleven (numeral): The cardinal number occurring after ten and before twelve. Represented as 11 in Arabic digits.
- enliven (verb): To give life or spirit to; to revive or animate.
- even (adjective): Flat and level.
- evince (verb): To show or demonstrate clearly; to manifest.
- incline (verb): To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
- innie (noun): A navel that is formed of a hollow in the abdomen (as opposed to one that protrudes from the abdomen).
- lenience (noun): Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
- lien (noun): A tendon.
- line (noun): A path through two or more points (compare ‘segment’); a continuous mark, including as made by a pen; any path, curved or straight.
- linen (noun): Thread or cloth made from flax fiber.
- liven (verb): To cause to be more lively, or to become more lively.
- nene (noun): The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- nibble (noun): A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.
- nice (adjective): Pleasant, satisfactory.
- niece (noun): A daughter of one’s sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either the daughter of one's brother ("fraternal niece"), or of one's sister ("sororal niece").
- nine (numeral): NATO & ICAO phonetic alphabet code for the numeral 9.
- vein (noun): A blood vessel that transports blood from the capillaries back to the heart.
- vine (noun): The climbing plant that produces grapes.