NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 24, 2026

Friday, April 24, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Friday, April 24, 2026 puts D in the center, with N, A, O, I, G, B around it. There are 89 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 D. Tap a word for a short definition.

89Words
503Points
352Genius
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 D.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

18

5-letter words

16

6-letter words

18

7-letter words

26

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

2

10-letter words

4

11-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterD
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words89
Points503
Pangrams2
Longest word11
Average length6.1

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 352 points. Queen Bee is 503.

Genius · 151 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start10
Moving Up25
Good40
Solid75
Nice126
Great201
Amazing252
352Genius352
Queen Bee503

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

Pangram Breakdown

ABANDONING
10 letters 17 points 4 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, N ×3

ABODING
7 letters 14 points 3 vowels 4 consonants

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 72th percentile
Total points 83th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8973.715418
Points503354.189260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 24, 2026 hive put D in the center with N, A, O, I, G, B around it. Queen Bee needed all 89 words (503 points). Genius sat at 352.

Pangrams on this date: ABANDONING, ABODING. Top starting letters: D (33), B (16). Longest accepted word: 11 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for April 24, 2026