April 30, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 30, 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 30, 2020 (Thursday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words25
Max Points83
Pangram1
Genius58

4 letter answers 15 words

ANKHBABABACKBANCBANDBANKCHADDANKHACKHANDHANKKHANNAANNADANANA

5 letter answers 4 words

ABACKBABKADACHAKNACK

6 letter answers 3 words

BANANACABANACANCAN

7 letter answers 1 word

BANDANA

8 letter answers 2 words

BACKHANDBANDANNA

Common questions

How many answers in the April 30, 2020 Spelling Bee?

25 valid answers worth 83 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 58 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is BACKHAND. 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.