NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 1, 2026

Wednesday, April 1, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, April 1, 2026 puts M in the center, with N, P, B, U, G, I around it. There are 38 valid words. It plays like a Hard puzzle.

Try the hive yourself first if you want, then use the list below to catch what you missed. Every word includes M. Tap a word for a short definition.

38Words
189Points
132Genius
1Pangram
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Tap a hive letter to show words that start with it. Tap it again to clear. Every word includes M.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

13

5-letter words

2

6-letter words

7

7-letter words

13

8-letter words

1

9-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterM
Vowels2
Rare lettersNone
Words38
Points189
Pangram1
Longest word9
Average length5.8

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 132 points. Queen Bee is 189.

Genius · 57 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up9
Good15
Solid28
Nice47
Great76
Amazing95
132Genius132
Queen Bee189

Letter Distribution

How many words start with each letter. Tap a letter to mark those words in the list above.

Points by Word Length

Where the 189 points of this puzzle sit. Tap a row to open that length in the answer list.

Pangram Breakdown

BUMPING
7 letters 14 points 2 vowels 5 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 10th percentile
Total points 15th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words3873.715418
Points189354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 1, 2026 hive put M in the center with N, P, B, U, G, I around it. Queen Bee needed all 38 words (189 points). Genius sat at 132.

Pangram on this date: BUMPING. Top starting letters: M (16), I (7). Longest accepted word: 9 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for April 1, 2026