April 25, 2026

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 25, 2026

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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 25, 2026 (Saturday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words60
Max Points235
Pangrams2
Genius165

4 letter answers 30 words

HOLEHONEHOOPHOPELIONLIPOLOINLOLLLONELOONLOOPLOPENEONNOELNONENOONNOPEOLEOOLIOOPENPEONPLOPPOLEPOLLPOLOPONEPOOHPOOLPOOPPOPE

5 letter answers 9 words

ELOPEHELLOHIPPOOLLIEONIONOPINEPHONEPHONOPOLIO

6 letter answers 9 words

HOOPOELOLLOPLOONIEONLINEPEOPLEPHENOLPINIONPOLLENPOPLIN

7 letter answers 6 words

HELLIONLEONINEOPINIONPIEHOLEPILLIONPINHOLE

8 letter answers 4 words

HELLHOLELOLLIPOPLOOPHOLEPEEPHOLE

9 letter answers 2 words

NONILLIONOENOPHILE

Common questions

How many answers in the April 25, 2026 Spelling Bee?

60 valid answers worth 235 points, including 2 pangrams. Genius requires 165 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are OENOPHILE, PINHOLE. 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.