April 12, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 12, 2021

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Senior Editor · Spelling Bee solver since 2018

Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 12, 2021 (Monday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words26
Max Points126
Pangrams2
Genius88

4 letter answers 8 words

WILDWILLWILYWIRYWOODWOOLWORDYOWL

5 letter answers 10 words

DOWDYDOWRYLOWLYROWDYWIDOWWOODYWORDYWORLDWORRYWRYLY

6 letter answers 3 words

WILDLYWILLOWWOOLLY

7 letter answers 4 words

ROWDILYWILLOWYWORDILYWORLDLY

8 letter answers 1 word

WILDWOOD

Common questions

How many answers in the April 12, 2021 Spelling Bee?

26 valid answers worth 126 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 88 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are ROWDILY, WORDILY. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is W. Every valid answer must contain this letter.

How does scoring work?

4-letter words: 1 point. Longer words: 1 point per letter. Pangrams: +7 bonus. Genius is 70% of the maximum.