April 8, 2026, Wednesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, April 08, 2026

Apr 08, 2026, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the A, N, H, B, I, O, T honeycomb (center letter T) feature 58 words, a 282-point total, 2 Pangrams (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 12-letter longest word: INHABITATION.

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Spelling Bee hive for April 8, 2026 with center letter T and surrounding letters A,N,H,B,I and O

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

A closer look at this NYT puzzle difficulty, word patterns, scoring, and solve time.

Difficulty

6/10

Hard

64th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.71

Typical length

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

53/100

Rare

Rarer than 53% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

56 minutes

Longer than usual

To reach Genius

2LL

Typical spread

Unique two-letter openings

Bingo Status

Yes

All 7 covered

All 7 letters start at least 1 word

GN4L

words to Genius

1×12L6×10L1×8L5×7L12×6L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 197 pts

25 words1×12L6×10L1×8L5×7L8×6L4×5L

Vowel Split

45%

Balanced mix

148 vowels · 183 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start14 PTS
15%Moving Up42 PTS
25%Good71 PTS
40%Solid113 PTS
50%Nice141 PTS
60%Great169 PTS
65%Amazing183 PTS
70%Genius197 PTS
100%Queen Bee282 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 58 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, April 8, 2026. The answers are organized by word length and point value, along with today's pangram. Prefer a spoiler-free approach? Try the spelling bee hints for today or browse the full list of NYT spelling bee words.

Common openings

24%

19%

16%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

21 words

12 words

5 words

1 word

6 words (Pangram)

10L

1 word (Pangram)

12L

Share of 58 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

58 words

100%

38 words

66%

35 words

60%

34 words

59%

34 words

59%

26 words

45%

24 words

41%

Share of 58 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

21 pts

60 pts

72 pts

35 pts

8 pts

67 pts (Pangram)

10L

19 pts (Pangram)

12L

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1424%

1119%

916%

814%

610%

47%

Share of 58 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 282 ranks in the 85th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-04-07.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 58 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 86th percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-04-07.
The highest number of answers in any puzzle is 80, on 2026-02-01.
The lowest number of answers in any puzzle is 16, on 2023-03-27.
This puzzle ranks among the Hard puzzles, based on overall difficulty scoring.
Compared to recent puzzles, today’s challenge is harder than average.
The letter set in this puzzle is considered Low, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-04-07.
The estimated solve time of 48–64 min is slower than typical puzzles.
Players can expect a challenging solving experience.

Other Dictionary Words Not on This Puzzle's Official List

Wondering why these words aren't on the official list*:

abaton
abbott
abit
abitibi
abthain
ahint
aint
aition
anahita
ananta
anat
anatta
anatto
anita
annat
annotto
anotia
anotta
anta
antibiont
anton
antonia
antonina
antoniniani
antonio
atnah
atonia
atta
attaint
attn
babbit
babbitt
babbittian
banat
bannat
bannition
bant
bataan
batan
batata
bathonian
batino
batitinan
batoon
batt
batta
batton
bhat
bhoot
bibation
bination
binit
bint
biont
bito
bitt
boation
bonita
boothian
botan
bothnian
bott
habitan
habitant
haiti
haitian
hant
hathi
hati
hatt
hatti
hiation
hibito
hoit
honiton
hoti
ianthina
ibota
inanition
init
inition
inti
itonia
naboth
nabothian
naiant
natation
nathan
nato
natt
niton
nitta
noint
noninhabitant
nonnat
nontan
nontannin
nota
notitia
oint
oobit
oont
othin
otiant
otto
tabi
tabitha
taboot
taha
tahina
tahiti
tahitian
tahona
taiaha
taihoa
tain
tainan
taino
tait
tana
tanha
tania
tanna
tano
tanoa
tanoan
tanto
taotai
tath
tathata
tatoo
tatta
thai
thana
thanah
thionation
thionin
thob
thon
thoo
tina
tinta
tionontati
titania
titanian
titbit
tithonia
titi
titian
toat
toatoa
toba
tobiah
toho
toit
toitoi
tonation
tonn
tonto
toona
toto
totoaba

*Every word here uses only the hive's seven letters, includes the center letter, and appears in our dictionary, but it was never published in the NYT's official answer list.