Amal Augustine
Founder, Spelling Better
Amal Augustine is the founder of Spelling Better, an innovative learning app designed to help students improve their spelling, vocabulary, and language skills through interactive and engaging methods.
He graduated from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi and is currently pursuing his Master’s degree at National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan, focusing on research and technology-driven learning.
A quiz enthusiast, Amal has won 50+ national-level quiz competitions. He enjoys reading science journals, programming, and exploring Computer Science innovations. Through Spelling Better, he aims to make vocabulary learning simple, enjoyable, and meaningful.
NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 14, 2026
The NYT Spelling Bee puzzle for April 14, 2026, featured a clean and balanced set of letters with B in the center and C, L, E, Y, I, A around it. At first glance, the board looked straightforward, but uncovering the longer answers required a bit of pattern recognition and patience.
The highlight of today’s puzzle was the elegant pangram CELIBACY. It is the kind of answer that does not reveal itself instantly, but once the right root appears, the full word feels especially satisfying.
Today’s Letters
Today’s letter set was B in the center, surrounded by C, L, E, Y, I, A. Since every valid word had to include B, that gave the puzzle a clear structure right away and made it easier to build from shorter words toward the longer discoveries.
How I Solved Today’s Puzzle
As always, I started with the most important rule: every word must include the center letter B. This eliminated many weak combinations and gave me a focused starting point.
Simple starter words
Next expansions
Those shorter words helped me understand how B interacted with vowels like A, E, and I. From there, I started to notice a useful pattern around roots like able and bale, which suggested that longer words could grow naturally from those forms.
Once I had a stronger base, I explored words like cable, liable, and belay. Then I noticed the structure celib-, which immediately stood out as part of a familiar English word. That clue led directly to the pangram.
By rearranging the remaining letters carefully and making sure the center letter stayed included, I arrived at CELIBACY — a clean, satisfying pangram that uses all seven letters: C, E, L, I, B, A, Y.
Full Word List (Possible Answers)
Here are some commonly found valid words from today’s puzzle. The shorter words help build rhythm early, while the longer ones reveal the deeper structure of the board and make the path to the pangram much clearer.