April 15, 2026, Wednesday

Spelling Bee Answers for Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Apr 15, 2026, Wednesday Spelling Bee Answers for the E, T, N, M, P, V, A honeycomb (center letter A) feature 62 words, a 229-point total, 1 Pangram (0 Perfect Pangram perfect), and the 8-letter longest word: ANTENNAE, NAMETAPE, PATENTEE, PAVEMENT, TEAMMATE.

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Spelling Bee hive for April 15, 2026 with center letter A and surrounding letters E,T,N,M,P and V

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Wednesday, April 15, 2026 NYT Spelling Bee Puzzle Insights

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

Difficulty

8/10

Hard

75th percentile

Avg Word Length

5.08

Short words

All-time avg: 5.4

Rarity

72/100

Rare

Rarer than 72% of puzzles

Avg Solve Time

60 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

5×8L6×7L9×6L4×5L

GN4L OTN

Yes

Exact 160 pts

24 words5×8L6×7L6×6L7×5L

Vowel Split

46%

Vowel-heavy puzzle

146 vowels · 169 consonants

Score Milestones

0%Beginner0 PTS
5%Good Start11 PTS
15%Moving Up34 PTS
25%Good57 PTS
40%Solid92 PTS
50%Nice115 PTS
60%Great137 PTS
65%Amazing149 PTS
70%Genius160 PTS
100%Queen Bee229 PTS

Full List of NYT Spelling Bee Answers

Here is the complete list of 62 answers for the New York Times Spelling Bee puzzle for Wednesday, April 15, 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

26%

21%

16%

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Puzzle Letters

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Word Length Distribution

31 words

11 words

9 words

6 words

5 words (Pangram)

Share of 62 answers at each word length.

Letter Coverage

62 words

100%

48 words

77%

40 words

65%

33 words

53%

30 words

48%

28 words

45%

9 words

15%

Share of 62 words using each hive letter.

Points by Length

31 pts

55 pts

54 pts

42 pts

47 pts (Pangram)

Total points available at each word length.

Letter Frequency Distribution

1626%

1321%

1016%

813%

46%

35%

Share of 62 words starting with each letter.

How does this puzzle compare to other puzzles?

Today’s score of 229 ranks in the 65th percentile among all puzzles.
The last time a score this low appeared was on 2026-04-13.
The highest score recorded is 506, seen on 2023-09-24.
The lowest score recorded is 47, seen on 2023-03-27.
With 62 possible answers, this puzzle falls in the 92nd percentile overall.
The last puzzle with fewer answers occurred on 2026-04-14.
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 Medium, compared to typical puzzles.
Puzzles with similar letter rarity last appeared on 2026-04-13.
The estimated solve time of 51–69 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*:

aeaean
aetat
amant
amante
amapa
amate
ameen
amene
ament
amenta
amma
amman
amtman
amtmen
anam
anan
anana
ananta
anapnea
anat
anatman
anatta
anent
anet
anna
annam
annat
anne
annet
annette
anta
antae
antaean
antennate
appetent
appmt
appt
ataman
atap
aten
atma
atman
atta
attent
attentat
attentate
attn
avant
emanant
emma
enam
enate
enemata
entame
etape
etna
etnean
etta
evan
evap
maat
mammae
mammate
mammee
mammet
mana
manana
manet
mann
mannan
mantapa
mappen
matamata
matman
matt
matta
meatman
meatmen
menat
menta
metae
metate
metepa
naam
nama
nane
nannette
napa
napaea
napaean
nappa
nappe
nate
natt
naveta
navette
nema
nemean
nepa
nepeta
nepman
netman
paepae
pampean
panaman
panman
panna
pannam
panne
pape
pata
patana
paten
patt
patta
patte
pattee
patten
pavan
pavanne
paven
pean
peatman
peatmen
penna
pennae
penname
pennate
penta
peteman
petnap
tama
tampa
tampan
tana
tane
tanna
tannate
tapeman
tapemen
tapet
tapeta
tapete
tappa
tappen
tappet
tate
tatta
tattva
tave
teaman
teamman
tean
teetan
tema
tempean
tentmate
tepa
tepetate
tmema
tmemata
vanman
vanmen
vannet
vatman
veena
vena
venae
venenate
venta
veta

*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.