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Spelling Bee Answers for April 5, 2024

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

Words75
Pangrams5
Points possible449
Center letterC
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published April 5, 2024·3 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.

DE
ICA
TM

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
36 pts
Good
68 pts
Solid
113 pts
Nice
180 pts
Great
225 pts
Amazing
315 pts
Genius
382 pts
Queen Bee
449 pts
Total words
75
Pangrams
5
Possible points
449

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 5 pangrams
medicated +16 ptsemaciated +16 ptsdecimated +16 ptsdecimate +15 ptsmedicate +15 pts

The full word list

All 75 valid Spelling Bee solutions for April 5, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters14 words
acaiacedacidacmecamecamicedecitediceicedmacemicamicetact
5 letters17 words
actedatticcacticadetcededciteddeicediceddictaedictemceemacedmeccamedicmimictacettacit
6 letters16 words
acaciaaccedeaceticacidicaddictcaddiecicadadecadedeceitdecidedeiceddetectdidactemceedemetictactic
7 letters11 words
academeaccededacetatecaddieddecideddeicidedictateeideticmacadammimetictitmice
8 letters11 words
academiaacademicaddicteddecimatededicatedetecteddictateddidacticdieteticemaciatemedicate
9 letters6 words
decimateddedicateddedicateeemaciatedmacadamiamedicated

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.

decimated +16emaciated +16medicated +16decimate +15medicate +15

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for April 5, 2024 has 75 valid words for a total of 449 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 382 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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