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NYT Spelling Bee answers & analysis

ACEKPYH

Monday, April 6, 2026

Words
23
Points
79
Genius
55
Pangram
1

Official answers

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  • ache

    verb — To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

    noun — Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

    verb — To cause someone or something to suffer pain.

    noun — The name of the Latin-script letter H.

    noun — Parsley

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • achy

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  • cache

    noun — A fast temporary storage where recently or frequently used information is stored to avoid having to reload it from a slower storage medium.

    noun — A store of things that may be required in the future, which can be retrieved rapidly, protected or hidden in some way.

    noun — (geocaching) A container containing treasure in a global treasure-hunt game.

    verb — To place in a cache.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • chap

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • cheap

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • check

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • cheek

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • cheeky

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  • cheep

    verb — Of a small bird, to make short, high-pitched sounds sounding like "cheep".

    noun — A short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

    interjection — The short, high-pitched sound made by a small bird.

    verb — To express in a chirping tone.

    Appeared in 4 recorded puzzles.

  • each

    pronoun — Every one; every thing.

    adverb — For one; apiece; per.

    noun — (operations) An individual item: the least quantitative unit in a grouping.

    Appeared in 7 recorded puzzles.

  • hack

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • haka

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  • hake

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  • happy

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • heap

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    Appeared in 6 recorded puzzles.

  • heck

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • hype

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    Appeared in 2 recorded puzzles.

  • paycheck

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  • peach

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    Appeared in 3 recorded puzzles.

  • peachy

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  • yeah

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  • yecch

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  • yech

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Hints, no spoilers

Words by first two letters

  • ac×2
  • ca×1
  • ch×6
  • ea×1
  • ha×4
  • he×2
  • hy×1
  • pa×1
  • pe×2
  • ye×3

Words by first letter and length

4568Σ
a 2··· 2
c 151· 7
e 1··· 1
h 61·· 7
p ·111 3
y 21·· 3
Σ 12821 23

The numbers

Genius today takes 55 points of 79 available. The average answer runs 4.7 letters.

Total points vs. all 378 recorded puzzles
1st percentile
Word count vs. all recorded puzzles
3rd percentile

Word lengths, today vs. 17142 recorded answers

412 today34.5% all-time58 today22.8% all-time62 today20.0% all-time712.1% all-time81 today6.3% all-time92.5% all-time101.2% all-time110.3% all-time120.1% all-time130.0% all-time

History

Today's letters, last seen

LetterLast in a puzzleLast as center
a Sunday, April 5, 2026 Sunday, April 5, 2026
c Sunday, April 5, 2026 Thursday, March 12, 2026
e Friday, April 3, 2026 Saturday, March 21, 2026
h ● Monday, March 23, 2026 Monday, February 23, 2026
k Friday, April 3, 2026 Friday, April 3, 2026
p Wednesday, April 1, 2026 Friday, February 27, 2026
y Sunday, April 5, 2026 Saturday, February 7, 2026

Most common answers, all recorded puzzles

  1. noon 41
  2. naan 30
  3. nana 30
  4. onion 28
  5. toot 27
  6. loll 27
  7. mama 24
  8. mamma 24
  9. cocoon 23
  10. nene 23
  11. acacia 22
  12. acai 22
  13. bill 22
  14. loon 22
  15. aria 21
  16. onto 21
  17. toon 21
  18. cancan 21
  19. canna 21
  20. neon 21
  21. none 21
  22. olio 21
  23. anon 20
  24. lull 19
  25. lulu 19

Valid words the Bee rejected

Dictionary words the Bee never takes

Legitimate words (per the ENABLE list) that fit the letters but aren't official answers — usually judged too obscure.