NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 1, 2026
Today's NYT Spelling Bee uses center letter M with outer letters B, G, I, N, P, U. The puzzle contains 26 words worth 143 points, including 1 pangram. The longest word is 9 letters. To reach Genius you need 100 points; Queen Bee requires all 143 points. Today is a bingo — every letter starts at least one word. Compared with the eight-year average of about 184 points per puzzle, this is a smaller-than-average day.
Game Summary
| Center Letter | M |
|---|---|
| Outer Letters | b, g, i, n, p, u |
| # of Pangrams | 1 (Perfect: 1) |
| Total Words | 26 words |
| Total Points | 143 points |
| Genius Level | 100 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 | Σ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| G | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| I | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| M | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| N | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| P | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| U | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | Σ | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 26 |
Two-Letter List (2LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding two letters.
| B | BU×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GI×1 GU×1 |
| I | IM×5 |
| M | MI×5 MU×3 |
| N | NI×1 NU×2 |
| P | PI×2 PU×2 |
| U | UM×1 |
Three-Letter List (3LL) Hints
The following list shows the number of solution words that begin with the corresponding three letters.
| B | BUM×3 |
|---|---|
| G | GIM×1 GUM×1 |
| I | IMB×2 IMP×3 |
| M | MIM×1 MIN×4 MUG×1 MUN×1 MUU×1 |
| N | NIM×1 NUM×2 |
| P | PIM×2 PUM×2 |
| U | UMP×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) |
|---|---|---|
| bu..... † | BU7 | Colliding with or striking against. |
| bu..... | BU7 | Wandering or spending time idly; borrowing casually. |
| bu.. | BU4 | A raised area or a knock. |
| gi.. | GI4 | A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe. |
| gu..... | GU7 | present participle of gum |
| im...... | IM8 | present participle and gerund of imbibe |
| im..... | IM7 | Filling or inspiring with a quality. |
| im....... | IM9 | present participle of impinge |
| im.... | IM6 | To assault, attack. |
| im....... | IM9 | present participle of impugn |
| mi.... | MI6 | present participle of mime |
| mi.. | MI4 | Miniature, tiny, small. |
| mi... | MI5 | A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem. |
| mi..... | MI7 | The lowest limit. |
| mi.... | MI6 | The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth. |
| mu..... | MU7 | A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place. |
| mu.. | MU4 | The mung bean, cultivated for its sprouts, Vigna radiata or Phaseolus aureus. |
| mu.... | MU6 | A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches). |
| ni... | NI5 | plural of nimbus |
| nu.. | NU4 | Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation. |
| nu..... | NU7 | Reducing sensation or emotional response. |
| pi.. | PI4 | Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander. |
| pi..... | PI7 | Little or petty. |
| pu.. | PU4 | A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas. |
| pu..... | PU7 | present participle of pump |
| um.... | UM6 | present participle of ump |
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.
- bumping† (BU7)
- bumming (BU7)
- bump (BU4)
- gimp (GI4)
- gumming (GU7)
- imbibing (IM8)
- imbuing (IM7)
- impinging (IM9)
- impugn (IM6)
- impugning (IM9)
- miming (MI6)
- mini (MI4)
- minim (MI5)
- minimum (MI7)
- mining (MI6)
- mugging (MU7)
- mung (MU4)
- muumuu (MU6)
- nimbi (NI5)
- numb (NU4)
- numbing (NU7)
- pimp (PI4)
- pimping (PI7)
- pump (PU4)
- pumping (PU7)
- umping (UM6)
Answer Definitions
- bumping† (verb): Colliding with or striking against.
- bumming (verb): Wandering or spending time idly; borrowing casually.
- bump (noun): A raised area or a knock.
- gimp (noun): A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe.
- gumming (verb): present participle of gum
- imbibing (verb): present participle and gerund of imbibe
- imbuing (verb): Filling or inspiring with a quality.
- impinging (verb): present participle of impinge
- impugn (verb): To assault, attack.
- impugning (verb): present participle of impugn
- miming (verb): present participle of mime
- mini (adjective): Miniature, tiny, small.
- minim (noun): A half note, drawn as a semibreve with a stem.
- minimum (noun): The lowest limit.
- mining (noun): The activity of removing solid valuables from the earth.
- mugging (noun): A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
- mung (noun): The mung bean, cultivated for its sprouts, Vigna radiata or Phaseolus aureus.
- muumuu (noun): A long loose-fitting dress made of lightweight fabric printed with bright, stylized Hawaiian themes (such as flowers and palm branches).
- nimbi (noun): plural of nimbus
- numb (adjective): Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation.
- numbing (adjective): Reducing sensation or emotional response.
- pimp (noun): Someone who solicits customers for prostitution and acts as manager for a group of prostitutes; a pander.
- pimping (adjective): Little or petty.
- pump (noun): A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
- pumping (verb): present participle of pump
- umping (verb): present participle of ump