Spelling Bee April 28, 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: C
Puzzle stats
Total words
43
Total points
291
Pangrams
4
Genius score
203
Center letter
C
Pangrams
Uses all 7 letters
- CLEMENTINE
- CLEMENTINE
- INCLEMENT
- INCLEMENT
Rank thresholds
Beginner
0 pts
0%
Good Start
5 pts
2%
Moving Up
14 pts
5%
Good
23 pts
8%
Solid
43 pts
15%
Nice
72 pts
25%
Great
116 pts
40%
Amazing
145 pts
50%
Genius
203 pts
70%
Queen Bee
291 pts
100%
All accepted words
- cell
- celli
- cement
- cent
- cite
- clement
- clementine
- clementine
- client
- clientele
- clime
- clinic
- eclectic
- elect
- electee
- elicit
- emcee
- emetic
- eminence
- entice
- enticement
- icemen
- icicle
- illicit
- imminence
- incite
- incitement
- inclement
- inclement
- incline
- intellect
- lenience
- lice
- licit
- memetic
- mice
- mimetic
- mimic
- mince
- nice
- niece
- tinct
- titmice
About this puzzle
The NYT Spelling Bee for Tuesday, April 28, 2026 uses the seven letters C, E, I, L, M, N, T, with C as the center letter that must appear in every word.
Today's puzzle has 43 accepted words for a total of 291 points. To reach Genius rank, players need 203 points — about 70% of the total. The full Queen Bee score requires every word.
This puzzle has 4 pangrams — words that use all seven letters. Each pangram earns a 7-point bonus on top of its regular score.