April 2, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 2, 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 2, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words37
Max Points146
Pangram1
Genius102

4 letter answers 16 words

BAKEBALKBANKBEAKKALEKEELKEENKNEELAKELANKLEAKLEEKTAKETALKTANKTEAK

5 letter answers 10 words

ANKLEBABKABLANKBLEAKKEBABKNEELKNELLKNELTLATKETAKEN

6 letter answers 7 words

ALKANEALKENEANKLETBETAKEKATANAKENNELKETTLE

7 letter answers 2 words

BETAKENBLANKET

8 letter answers 1 word

BANKABLE

9 letter answers 1 word

TEAKETTLE

Common questions

How many answers in the April 2, 2020 Spelling Bee?

37 valid answers worth 146 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 102 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is K. 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.