NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 28, 2026
Game Summary
| Center Letter | C |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | e, i, l, m, n, t |
| # of Pangrams | 2 (Perfect: none) |
| Total Words | 41 words |
| Total Points | 258 points |
| Genius Level | 181 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 11 |
| E | - | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 9 |
| I | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| L | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| M | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 5 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| T | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | Σ | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 41 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| C | CE×4 CI×1 CL×6 |
|---|---|
| E | EC×1 EL×3 EM×3 EN×2 |
| I | IC×2 IL×1 IM×1 IN×5 |
| L | LE×1 LI×2 |
| M | ME×1 MI×4 |
| N | NI×2 |
| T | TI×2 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| C | CEL×2 CEM×1 CEN×1 CIT×1 CLE×2 CLI×4 |
|---|---|
| E | ECL×1 ELE×2 ELI×1 EMC×1 EME×1 EMI×1 ENT×2 |
| I | ICE×1 ICI×1 ILL×1 IMM×1 INC×4 INT×1 |
| L | LEN×1 LIC×2 |
| M | MEM×1 MIC×1 MIM×2 MIN×1 |
| N | NIC×1 NIE×1 |
| T | TIN×1 TIT×1 |
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) |
|---|---|---|
| cl........ † | CL10 | A type of small, sweet orange, the result of a cross between a tangerine and Seville orange. |
| in....... † | IN9 | Stormy, of rough weather |
| ce.. | CE4 | A single-room dwelling for a hermit. |
| ce... | CE5 | plural of cello |
| ce.... | CE6 | A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete. |
| ce.. | CE4 | A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢. |
| ci.. | CI4 | to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another. |
| cl..... | CL7 | Lenient or merciful; charitable. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. |
| cl....... | CL9 | The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits. |
| cl... | CL5 | A particular region defined by its weather or climate. |
| cl.... | CL6 | A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients. |
| ec...... | EC8 | Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles. |
| el... | EL5 | One chosen or set apart. |
| el..... | EL7 | Someone who is elected. |
| el.... | EL6 | To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer. |
| em... | EM5 | Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper. |
| em.... | EM6 | Causing nausea and vomiting. |
| em...... | EM8 | Someone of high rank, reputation or social status. |
| en.... | EN6 | To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope. |
| en........ | EN10 | The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting |
| ic.... | IC6 | plural of iceman |
| ic.... | IC6 | A drooping, tapering shape of ice. |
| il..... | IL7 | Not approved by law, but not invalid. |
| im....... | IM9 | The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality. |
| in.... | IN6 | To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action. |
| in........ | IN10 | A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion. |
| in..... | IN7 | To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical. |
| in....... | IN9 | The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty. |
| le...... | LE8 | Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment. |
| li.. | LI4 | plural of louse |
| li... | LI5 | Not forbidden by formal or informal rules. |
| me..... | ME7 | Of, being, containing, or pertaining to memes; pertaining to replication of concepts. |
| mi.. | MI4 | plural of mouse |
| mi..... | MI7 | Exhibiting mimesis. |
| mi... | MI5 | To imitate, especially in order to ridicule. |
| mi... | MI5 | Finely chopped meat; minced meat. |
| 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"). |
| ti... | TI5 | A tint or colour. |
| ti..... | TI7 | plural of titmouse |
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.
- clementine† (CL10)
- inclement† (IN9)
- cell (CE4)
- celli (CE5)
- cement (CE6)
- cent (CE4)
- cite (CI4)
- clement (CL7)
- client (CL6)
- clientele (CL9)
- clime (CL5)
- clinic (CL6)
- eclectic (EC8)
- elect (EL5)
- electee (EL7)
- elicit (EL6)
- emcee (EM5)
- emetic (EM6)
- eminence (EM8)
- entice (EN6)
- enticement (EN10)
- icemen (IC6)
- icicle (IC6)
- illicit (IL7)
- imminence (IM9)
- incite (IN6)
- incitement (IN10)
- incline (IN7)
- intellect (IN9)
- lenience (LE8)
- lice (LI4)
- licit (LI5)
- memetic (ME7)
- mice (MI4)
- mimetic (MI7)
- mimic (MI5)
- mince (MI5)
- nice (NI4)
- niece (NI5)
- tinct (TI5)
- titmice (TI7)
Answer Definitions
- clementine† (noun): A type of small, sweet orange, the result of a cross between a tangerine and Seville orange.
- inclement† (adjective): Stormy, of rough weather
- cell (noun): A single-room dwelling for a hermit.
- celli (noun): plural of cello
- cement (noun): A powdered substance produced by firing (calcining) calcium carbonate (limestone) and clay that develops strong cohesive properties when mixed with water. The main ingredient of concrete.
- cent (noun): A subunit of currency equal to one-hundredth of the main unit of currency in many countries. Symbol: ¢.
- cite (verb): to quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.
- clement (adjective): Lenient or merciful; charitable.
- client (noun): A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services.
- clientele (noun): The body or class of people who frequent an establishment or purchase a service, especially when considered as forming a more-or-less homogeneous group of clients in terms of values or habits.
- clime (noun): A particular region defined by its weather or climate.
- clinic (noun): A medical facility, such as a hospital, especially one for the treatment and diagnosis of outpatients.
- eclectic (adjective): Selecting a mixture of what appears to be best of various doctrines, methods or styles.
- elect (noun): One chosen or set apart.
- electee (noun): Someone who is elected.
- elicit (verb): To evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer.
- emcee (noun): Alternative form of MC in its senses as Master of ceremonies. A rapper.
- emetic (adjective): Causing nausea and vomiting.
- eminence (noun): Someone of high rank, reputation or social status.
- entice (verb): To lure; to attract by arousing desire or hope.
- enticement (noun): The act or practice of enticing, of alluring or tempting
- icemen (noun): plural of iceman
- icicle (noun): A drooping, tapering shape of ice.
- illicit (adjective): Not approved by law, but not invalid.
- imminence (noun): The state or condition of being about to happen; imminent quality.
- incite (verb): To stir up or excite; to rouse or goad into action.
- incitement (noun): A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal fashion.
- incline (verb): To bend or move (something) out of a given plane or direction, often the horizontal or vertical.
- intellect (noun): The faculty of thinking, judging, abstract reasoning, and conceptual understanding; the cognitive faculty.
- lenience (noun): Leniency: mercy or forgiveness in the assignment of punishment.
- lice (noun): plural of louse
- licit (adjective): Not forbidden by formal or informal rules.
- memetic (adjective): Of, being, containing, or pertaining to memes; pertaining to replication of concepts.
- mice (noun): plural of mouse
- mimetic (adjective): Exhibiting mimesis.
- mimic (verb): To imitate, especially in order to ridicule.
- mince (noun): Finely chopped meat; minced meat.
- 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").
- tinct (noun): A tint or colour.
- titmice (noun): plural of titmouse