Word Hints

for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — April 21, 2026

CIKORWB
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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
18
words
85
total points
59
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 85 pts
Genius 59 pts
Amazing 42 pts
Great 34 pts
Nice 21 pts
Solid 12 pts
Good 6 pts
Moving Up 4 pts
Good Start 1 pts
Beginner 0 pts
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Pangrams

2 words use all 7 letters.

1BRICKWORK
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Words by length
7
4-letter
4
5-letter
3
6-letter
3
8-letter
1
9-letter
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Words by first letter

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

B
15 words
C
2 words
W
1 word
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All 18 words
BOCCI5pt
BOCK1pt
BOOB1pt
BOOBOO6pt
BOOK1pt
BOOKWORK8pt
BOOR1pt
BORIC5pt
BORROW6pt
BOWWOW6pt
BRICK5pt
BRICKWORK16pt
BRIO1pt
BROOK5pt
BROW1pt
COOKBOOK8pt
CRIB1pt
WORKBOOK8pt

Queen Bee! 🐝

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