NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 10, 2026

Friday, April 10, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, April 10, 2026 puts N in the center, with I, Z, D, G, O, X around it. There are 59 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 N. Tap a word for a short definition.

59Words
363Points
254Genius
2Pangrams
Hard★★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

10

5-letter words

8

6-letter words

12

7-letter words

18

8-letter words

5

9-letter words

3

11-letter words

2

12-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterN
Vowels2
Rare lettersZ X
Words59
Points363
Pangrams2
Longest word12
Average length6.4

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 254 points. Queen Bee is 363.

Genius · 109 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start7
Moving Up18
Good29
Solid54
Nice91
Great145
Amazing182
254Genius254
Queen Bee363

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

Pangram Breakdown

NONOXIDIZING
12 letters 19 points 5 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×3, O ×2, I ×3

OXIDIZING
9 letters 16 points 4 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×3

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 33th percentile
Total points 58th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5973.715418
Points363354.189260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 10, 2026 hive put N in the center with I, Z, D, G, O, X around it. Queen Bee needed all 59 words (363 points). Genius sat at 254.

Pangrams on this date: NONOXIDIZING, OXIDIZING. Top starting letters: D (17), N (14). Longest accepted word: 12 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for April 10, 2026