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Spelling Bee Answers for April 14, 2024

The complete word list, every pangram, and the seven letters of the hive for today's NYT Spelling Bee. Hand-checked at release.

Words50
Pangrams2
Points possible293
Center letterH
Maya Chen
Senior Puzzle Editor·Published April 14, 2024·3 min read

Hand-checked every word in this list against the live Spelling Bee on the morning of release. Spotted an error?

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Today's seven letters

The center letter is yellow and must appear in every valid word. The six surrounding letters are optional. Every word in the puzzle is at least four letters long.

EI
GHT
NM

Stats & rank thresholds

The Spelling Bee scoring tops out at Queen Bee — the rank you earn for finding every word, including all pangrams. Here are today's point thresholds:

Beginner
0 pts
Moving Up
24 pts
Good
44 pts
Solid
74 pts
Nice
118 pts
Great
147 pts
Amazing
206 pts
Genius
250 pts
Queen Bee
293 pts
Total words
50
Pangrams
2
Possible points
293

Pangrams

A pangram uses all seven letters from today's hive at least once. Each pangram is worth its letter count + a 7-point bonus.

Today's 2 pangrams
nighttime +16 ptstheming +14 pts

The full word list

All 50 valid Spelling Bee solutions for April 14, 2024, grouped by length. Pangrams are highlighted with a star.

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4 letters10 words
gheehemehighhintmethnightheethemthenthin
5 letters15 words
eighthengehingemightneighnightninthteethtenththemethighthinethingtighttithe
6 letters5 words
eighthheightheiniehitmenteethe
7 letters8 words
hemminghinginghintinghittingnightiethemingtightentithing
8 letters5 words
eighteenheightenneighingteethingthinning
9 letters3 words
eightiethnighttimeninetieth
10 letters3 words
eighteenthnineteenthtightening
11 letters1 word
heightening

Top-scoring words today

The five words worth the most points in today's puzzle — mostly pangrams and long compound words. These alone can push you over the Genius threshold.

nighttime +16theming +14heightening +11eighteenth +10nineteenth +10

About this Spelling Bee puzzle

The New York Times Spelling Bee for April 14, 2024 has 50 valid words for a total of 293 possible points. Hitting Queen Bee means finding every single one. The Genius threshold is roughly 85 percent of the total, so today that's about 250 pts.

Stuck on a clue? Jump back to the Spelling Bee hub for strategy tips, the rank-by-rank breakdown, the full archive, and an explainer on how the NYT picks each day's seven letters.

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