NYT Spelling Bee Answers for April 8, 2026

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, April 8, 2026 puts T in the center, with H, N, B, A, I, O 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 T. Tap a word for a short definition.

89Words
406Points
284Genius
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 T.

Pangrams

2

4-letter words

35

5-letter words

17

6-letter words

16

7-letter words

9

8-letter words

4

9-letter words

1

10-letter words

6

12-letter words

1

Puzzle Breakdown

Center letterT
Vowels3
Rare lettersNone
Words89
Points406
Pangrams2
Longest word12
Average length5.6

Rank Calculator

Enter the score you reached on this hive. Genius is 284 points. Queen Bee is 406.

Genius · 122 points to Queen Bee
Beginner0
Good Start8
Moving Up20
Good32
Solid61
Nice102
Great162
Amazing203
284Genius284
Queen Bee406

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

Pangram Breakdown

HABITATION
10 letters 17 points 5 vowels 5 consonants

Repeated letters: A ×2, I ×2, T ×2

INHABITATION
12 letters 19 points 6 vowels 6 consonants

Repeated letters: I ×3, N ×2, A ×2, T ×2

How This Puzzle Compares

Measured against the 392 puzzles in our archive.

Word count 72th percentile
Total points 65th percentile
MetricThis puzzleArchive averageHighestLowest
Words8973.715418
Points406354.189260
Pangrams22.06131

This Puzzle in Context

The April 8, 2026 hive put T in the center with H, N, B, A, I, O around it. Queen Bee needed all 89 words (406 points). Genius sat at 284.

Pangrams on this date: HABITATION, INHABITATION. Top starting letters: T (24), B (22). Longest accepted word: 12 letters. Difficulty: Medium.

FAQs for April 8, 2026