April 23, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 23, 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 23, 2021 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words58
Max Points219
Pangram1
Genius153

4 letter answers 27 words

ALOEANALCALLCELLCLANCLAWCOALCOLACOOLCOWLELANLACELANELAWNLEANLOANLOCOLOLLLONELOONNOELOLEOWALEWALLWEALWELLWOOL

5 letter answers 14 words

ALLOWALONEANNALCALLACANALCELLOCLEANCLONECLOWNCOLONLANCELLANOLOCALNEWEL

6 letter answers 10 words

ALLELEANNEALCALLOWCANCELCANOLACLOACAENLACELOCALEWALLOWWOOLEN

7 letter answers 3 words

COLLEENCOLONELCONCEAL

8 letter answers 2 words

CALLALOONONLOCAL

9 letter answers 2 words

ALLOWANCECOLCANNON

Common questions

How many answers in the April 23, 2021 Spelling Bee?

58 valid answers worth 219 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 153 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is L. 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.