April 2, 2021
NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 2, 2021
Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 2, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.
Words60
Max Points257
Pangrams2
Genius180
4 letter answers 23 words
ACAIACHEACMEACNEAHEMAMENCAMECAMICANECHAICHIAEACHIMAMMACEMAIMMAINMAMAMANEMEANMICANAANNAMENANA
5 letter answers 15 words
ANIMAANIMECACHECANNACHAINCHICACHINAENEMAHENNAINANEMAMMAMANIAMANICMANNAMECCA
6 letter answers 14 words
ACACIAANEMIAANEMICCAIMANCANCANCANINECHANCECINEMAICEMANMANIACMEANIEMENACEMINIMANIACIN
7 letter answers 4 words
ENCHAINENHANCEMACHINEMINICAM
8 letter answers 3 words
HENCHMANMAHIMAHIMECHANIC
9 letter answers 1 word
ECHINACEA
Common questions
How many answers in the April 2, 2021 Spelling Bee?
60 valid answers worth 257 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 180 points.
What is the pangram?
The pangrams are MACHINE, MECHANIC. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.
What is the center letter?
The required center letter is A. 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.