NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 15, 2026

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, April 15, 2026 puts A in the center, with P, E, V, N, T, M around it. There are 114 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 A. Tap a word for a short definition.

114Words
482Points
337Genius
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 A.

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

42

5-letter words

26

6-letter words

25

7-letter words

15

8-letter words

6

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterA
Vowels2
Rare lettersV
Words114
Points482
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.3

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 337 points. Queen Bee is 482.

Genius · 145 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start10
Moving Up24
Good39
Solid72
Nice121
Great193
Amazing241
337Genius337
Queen Bee482

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

Pangram Breakdown

PAVEMENT
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: E ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 91th percentile
Total points 81th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words11473.715418
Points482354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 15, 2026 hive put A in the center with P, E, V, N, T, M around it. Queen Bee needed all 114 words (482 points). Genius sat at 337.

Pangram on this date: PAVEMENT. Top starting letters: P (28), M (26). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Hard.

FAQs for April 15, 2026