April 4, 2025

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 4, 2025

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Below you will find every answer to the New York Times Spelling Bee for April 4, 2025 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words54
Max Points230
Pangram1
Genius161

4 letter answers 25 words

CENTCITEEMITEXECEXITITEMMEETMEMEMETEMICEMIENMIMEMINEMITENENENEXTNICENINENITETEEMTEENTENTTEXTTIMETINE

5 letter answers 5 words

EMCEEINNIEMINCENIECETENET

6 letter answers 10 words

CEMENTEMETICENTICEEXCITEEXTENTICEMENINCITEINTENTMENTEEMITTEN

7 letter answers 6 words

EMINENTENTENTEEXTINCTMEMETICMIMETICTITMICE

8 letter answers 4 words

EMINENCEIMMINENTNINETEENTENEMENT

9 letter answers 1 word

IMMINENCE

10 letter answers 3 words

ENTICEMENTEXCITEMENTINCITEMENT

Common questions

How many answers in the April 4, 2025 Spelling Bee?

54 valid answers worth 230 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 161 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is E. 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.