April 12, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 12, 2025

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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, 2025 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words63
Max Points302
Pangram1
Genius211

4 letter answers 17 words

BEEFBELLBIDEBIFFBILEBILLBLEDBLOBBODEBOILBOLDBOLLBOLOBOOBLOBELOBOOBOE

5 letter answers 12 words

BELIEBELLEBIBLEBIDEDBLEEDBLOODBODEDBOFFOBOOEDEBBEDLIBELLOBED

6 letter answers 24 words

BEDDEDBEEFEDBEFELLBELIEDBELIEFBELLEDBIFFEDBIFOLDBILLEDBOBBEDBOBBLEBODIEDBOILEDBOLDEDBOOBOOBOODLEDOOBIEEDIBLEFEEBLEFIBBEDFOBBEDFOIBLELIBIDOLOBBED

7 letter answers 7 words

BELLIEDBLOBBEDBLOODEDBOBBLEDLIBELEDLIBELEELOBBIED

8 letter answers 2 words

BILLFOLDBLOODIED

9 letter answers 1 word

LIFEBLOOD

Common questions

How many answers in the April 12, 2025 Spelling Bee?

63 valid answers worth 302 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 211 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is LIFEBLOOD. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is B. 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.