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Spelling Bee Answers for April 10, 2026

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

Words38
Pangrams1
Points possible215
Center letterN
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published April 10, 2026·3 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.

IO
ZNG
DX

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
18 pts
Good
33 pts
Solid
54 pts
Nice
86 pts
Great
108 pts
Amazing
151 pts
Genius
183 pts
Queen Bee
215 pts
Total words
38
Pangrams
1
Possible points
215

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
oxidizing +16 pts

The full word list

All 38 valid Spelling Bee solutions for April 10, 2026, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters7 words
dingdinodonggonggoonnoonzing
5 letters5 words
dingodoinggoinggonzoonion
6 letters10 words
diningdioxindoxingdozingindigoinningnixingnogginoozingzoning
7 letters13 words
diggingdingingdodgingdoggingdonningdoxxinggiggingginninggongingnoddingongoingziggingzinging
8 letters2 words
iodizingionizing
9 letters1 word
oxidizing

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.

oxidizing +16iodizing +8ionizing +8digging +7dinging +7

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for April 10, 2026 has 38 valid words for a total of 215 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 183 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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