Word Hints
for NYT Spelling Bee — Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Letters from the NYT Spelling Bee puzzle — April 28, 2026
EILMNTC
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Word count + point totalHow many words, total points, and rank thresholds
Show the pangrams3 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
41
words
258
total points
180
for Genius
Rank thresholds
Queen Bee 258 pts
Genius 180 pts
Amazing 129 pts
Great 103 pts
Nice 64 pts
Solid 38 pts
Good 20 pts
Moving Up 12 pts
Good Start 5 pts
Beginner 0 pts
Words by first letter
Word counts per starting letter. Full words revealed in the next section.
C
11 words
E
9 words
I
9 words
L
3 words
M
5 words
N
2 words
T
2 words
All 41 words
CELL1pt
CELLI5pt
CEMENT6pt
CENT1pt
CITE1pt
CLEMENT7pt
CLEMENTINE17pt
CLIENT6pt
CLIENTELE9pt
CLIME5pt
CLINIC6pt
ECLECTIC8pt
ELECT5pt
ELECTEE7pt
ELICIT6pt
EMCEE5pt
EMETIC6pt
EMINENCE8pt
ENTICE6pt
ENTICEMENT10pt
ICEMEN6pt
ICICLE6pt
ILLICIT7pt
IMMINENCE9pt
INCITE6pt
INCITEMENT10pt
INCLEMENT16pt
INCLINE7pt
INTELLECT9pt
LENIENCE8pt
LICE1pt
LICIT5pt
MEMETIC7pt
MICE1pt
MIMETIC7pt
MIMIC5pt
MINCE5pt
NICE1pt
NIECE5pt
TINCT5pt
TITMICE7pt
Queen Bee! 🐝
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