Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Sunday, April 12, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — April 12, 2026

ACEHLON
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams2 words using all 7 letters
Word counts by lengthHow many 4-letter, 5-letter words etc. — no words revealed
Words by first letterWord counts per starting letter
Full word listEvery word with point values — pangrams highlighted
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Word count + points
62
words
269
total points
188
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 269 pts
Genius 188 pts
Amazing 134 pts
Great 107 pts
Nice 67 pts
Solid 40 pts
Good 21 pts
Moving Up 13 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1NONCHALANCE
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Words by length
22
4-letter
18
5-letter
11
6-letter
8
7-letter
1
8-letter
1
9-letter
1
11-letter
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Words by first letter

Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.

A
8 words
C
24 words
E
4 words
H
4 words
L
7 words
N
13 words
O
2 words
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All 62 words
ACNE1pt
AEON1pt
ALONE5pt
ANAL1pt
ANCHO5pt
ANNAL5pt
ANNEAL6pt
ANON1pt
CANAL5pt
CANCAN6pt
CANCEL6pt
CANE1pt
CANNA5pt
CANNON6pt
CANOE5pt
CANOLA6pt
CANON5pt
CHANCE6pt
CHANCEL7pt
CHANNEL7pt
CLAN1pt
CLEAN5pt
CLENCH6pt
CLONE5pt
COCOON6pt
COLCANNON9pt
COLLEEN7pt
COLON5pt
COLONEL7pt
CONCEAL7pt
CONCH5pt
CONE1pt
ECHELON7pt
ELAN1pt
ENHANCE7pt
ENLACE6pt
HENCE5pt
HENNA5pt
HONCHO6pt
HONE1pt
LANCE5pt
LANE1pt
LEAN1pt
LLANO5pt
LOAN1pt
LONE1pt
LOON1pt
NAAN1pt
NACELLE7pt
NACHO5pt
NANA1pt
NENE1pt
NEOCON6pt
NEON1pt
NOEL1pt
NONCE5pt
NONCHALANCE18pt
NONE1pt
NONLOCAL8pt
NOON1pt
OCEAN5pt
ONCE1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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