NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 12, 2026

Sunday, April 12, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Sunday, April 12, 2026 puts N in the center, with H, L, E, A, C, O around it. There are 111 valid words. It plays like a Medium 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.

111Words
527Points
369Genius
2Pangrams
Medium★★★

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

34

5-letter words

25

6-letter words

24

7-letter words

19

8-letter words

6

9-letter words

2

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterN
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words111
Points527
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length5.5

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 369 points. Queen Bee is 527.

Genius · 158 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start11
Moving Up26
Good42
Solid79
Nice132
Great211
Amazing264
369Genius369
Queen Bee527

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

Pangram Breakdown

CHALONE
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants
NONCHALANCE
11 letters 18 points 4 vowels 7 consonants

Repeated letters: N ×3, C ×2, A ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 90th percentile
Total points 86th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words11173.715418
Points527354.189260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 12, 2026 hive put N in the center with H, L, E, A, C, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 111 words (527 points). Genius sat at 369.

Pangrams on this date: CHALONE, NONCHALANCE. Top starting letters: C (47), A (20). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

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