Spelling Bee April 15, 2026 answers
All accepted words for today's NYT Spelling Bee, with the pangram revealed, point totals, and progress thresholds for each rank.
Today's letter set · Center: A
Puzzle stats
Total words
63
Total points
244
Pangrams
2
Genius score
170
Center letter
A
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- PAVEMENT
- PAVEMENT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
4 pts
2%
Moving Up
12 pts
5%
Good
19 pts
8%
Solid
36 pts
15%
Nice
61 pts
25%
Great
97 pts
40%
Amazing
122 pts
50%
Genius
170 pts
70%
Queen Bee
244 pts
100%
All accepted words
- amen
- ante
- antenna
- antennae
- apeman
- apemen
- apnea
- attempt
- eaten
- eave
- emanate
- enema
- mama
- mamma
- manatee
- mane
- manna
- manta
- mate
- matte
- maven
- mean
- meant
- meat
- meta
- naan
- name
- nametape
- nana
- nape
- natant
- nave
- neap
- neat
- neaten
- paean
- pampa
- panama
- pane
- pant
- papa
- pate
- patent
- patentee
- pavane
- pave
- pavement
- pavement
- peat
- penman
- pennant
- pentane
- tame
- tamp
- tapa
- tape
- team
- teammate
- teat
- tenant
- vamp
- vane
- vape
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Wednesday, April 15, 2026 uses the seven letters A, E, M, N, P, T, V, with A as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 63 accepted words for a total of 244 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 170 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 2 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.