Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Friday, April 17, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — April 17, 2026

ABDIMNR
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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
50
words
215
total points
150
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 215 pts
Genius 150 pts
Amazing 107 pts
Great 86 pts
Nice 53 pts
Solid 32 pts
Good 17 pts
Moving Up 10 pts
Good Start 4 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1MIDBRAIN
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Words by length
19
4-letter
13
5-letter
9
6-letter
4
7-letter
3
8-letter
2
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
5 words
B
16 words
D
7 words
M
10 words
N
1 word
R
11 words
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All 50 words
AIRMAN6pt
ARIA1pt
ARID1pt
ARMADA6pt
ARMBAND7pt
BARB1pt
BARBARIAN9pt
BARD1pt
BARMAID7pt
BARMAN6pt
BARN1pt
BIRD1pt
BIRDBRAIN9pt
BIRRIA6pt
BRAD1pt
BRAID5pt
BRAIN5pt
BRAN1pt
BRAND5pt
BRIAR5pt
BRIM1pt
DARN1pt
DINAR5pt
DRAB1pt
DRAIN5pt
DRAM1pt
DRAMA5pt
DRIB1pt
MANDARIN8pt
MARIMBA7pt
MARINA6pt
MARINARA8pt
MARM1pt
MIDAIR6pt
MIDBRAIN15pt
MIDRIB6pt
MINIBAR7pt
MIRIN5pt
NADIR5pt
RABBI5pt
RABID5pt
RADAR5pt
RADIAN6pt
RADII5pt
RAID1pt
RAIN1pt
RAMADA6pt
RAND1pt
RANI1pt
RIND1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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