NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 18, 2026

Saturday, April 18, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Saturday, April 18, 2026 puts C in the center, with O, B, M, E, A, K around it. There are 54 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 C. Tap a word for a short definition.

54Words
214Points
150Genius
1Pangram
Medium★★★

NYT Spelling Bee Answers

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

Pangrams

1

4-letter words

21

5-letter words

19

6-letter words

9

7-letter words

3

8-letter words

2

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterC
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words54
Points214
Pangram1
Longest word8
Average length5.0

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 150 points. Queen Bee is 214.

Genius · 64 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start4
Moving Up11
Good17
Solid32
Nice54
Great86
Amazing107
150Genius150
Queen Bee214

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

Pangram Breakdown

COMEBACK
8 letters 15 points 3 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: C ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 27th percentile
Total points 19th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words5473.715418
Points214354.189260
Pangrams12.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 18, 2026 hive put C in the center with O, B, M, E, A, K around it. Queen Bee needed all 54 words (214 points). Genius sat at 150.

Pangram on this date: COMEBACK. Top starting letters: C (31), B (9). Longest accepted word: 8 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for April 18, 2026