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Spelling Bee Answers for April 10, 2025

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words36
Pangrams1
Points possible171
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published April 10, 2025·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

PE
ACB
LK

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
14 pts
Good
26 pts
Solid
43 pts
Nice
69 pts
Great
86 pts
Amazing
120 pts
Genius
146 pts
Queen Bee
171 pts
Total words
36
Pangrams
1
Possible points
171

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 1 pangram
packable +15 pts

The full word list

All 36 valid Spelling Bee solutions for April 10, 2025, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters12 words
backbeckcakecallcapecellclaplacelackpacepackpeck
5 letters11 words
abackalackapaceblackcabalcablecallacelebclackpeaceplace
6 letters4 words
alpacacabalacacklepalace
7 letters1 word
capable
8 letters6 words
backpackblackcapcallablecallbackclapbackpackable
9 letters2 words
blackballpeaceable

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

packable +15blackball +9peaceable +9backpack +8blackcap +8

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for April 10, 2025 has 36 valid words for a total of 171 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 146 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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