April 5, 2020

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 5, 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 5, 2020 (Sunday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words32
Max Points134
Pangram1
Genius94

4 letter answers 15 words

BEENBEETBELLBELTBENTLENTMEETMELTMEMEMETENENETEEMTEENTELLTENT

5 letter answers 4 words

BELLEBEZELMELEETENET

6 letter answers 6 words

BEETLEEMBLEMMENTEEMETTLENETTLETELNET

7 letter answers 4 words

BELLMENBENZENEELEMENTENTENTE

8 letter answers 2 words

EMBEZZLETENEMENT

12 letter answers 1 word

EMBEZZLEMENT

Common questions

How many answers in the April 5, 2020 Spelling Bee?

32 valid answers worth 134 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 94 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangram is EMBEZZLEMENT. 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.