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for NYT Spelling Bee — Saturday, April 18, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — April 18, 2026

ABEKMOC
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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
30
words
104
total points
72
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 104 pts
Genius 72 pts
Amazing 52 pts
Great 41 pts
Nice 26 pts
Solid 15 pts
Good 8 pts
Moving Up 5 pts
Good Start 2 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1COMEBACK
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Words by length
16
4-letter
9
5-letter
2
6-letter
3
8-letter
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Words by first letter

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

A
2 words
B
7 words
C
17 words
E
1 word
M
3 words
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All 30 words
ABACK5pt
ACME1pt
BACK1pt
BACKCOMB8pt
BECAME6pt
BECK1pt
BECOME6pt
BOCCE5pt
BOCK1pt
CACAO5pt
CAKE1pt
CAME1pt
CAMEO5pt
CAMO1pt
COCA1pt
COCK1pt
COCOA5pt
COKE1pt
COMA1pt
COMB1pt
COMBO5pt
COME1pt
COMEBACK15pt
COMMA5pt
COOK1pt
COOKBOOK8pt
EMCEE5pt
MACE1pt
MECCA5pt
MOCK1pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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