April 15, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 15, 2020

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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 15, 2020 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words59
Max Points206
Pangram1
Genius144

4 letter answers 29 words

AFROBOARBOATBOBABOOBBOORBOOTDODODOFFDOORFOODFOOTFORAFORDFORTODORROADROARROODROOFROOTROTOTAROTOADTOOTTOROTORTTRODTROT

5 letter answers 17 words

ABBOTABORTADOBOAFOOTAORTAARBORARDORBOARDBOFFOBROADBROODFARROROBOTROTORTABOOTABORTAROT

6 letter answers 10 words

ABOARDABROADAFFORDBAOBABBOOBOODOODADDOTARDFORBADORATORTATTOO

7 letter answers 1 word

ROTATOR

9 letter answers 2 words

DARTBOARDFOOTBOARD

Common questions

How many answers in the April 15, 2020 Spelling Bee?

59 valid answers worth 206 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 144 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is O. 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.