April 5, 2024

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 5, 2024

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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, 2024 (Friday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words75
Max Points449
Pangrams5
Genius314

4 letter answers 14 words

ACAIACEDACIDACMECAMECAMICEDECITEDICEICEDMACEMICAMICETACT

5 letter answers 17 words

ACTEDATTICCACTICADETCEDEDCITEDDEICEDICEDDICTAEDICTEMCEEMACEDMECCAMEDICMIMICTACETTACIT

6 letter answers 16 words

ACACIAACCEDEACETICACIDICADDICTCADDIECICADADECADEDECEITDECIDEDEICEDDETECTDIDACTEMCEEDEMETICTACTIC

7 letter answers 11 words

ACADEMEACCEDEDACETATECADDIEDDECIDEDDEICIDEDICTATEEIDETICMACADAMMIMETICTITMICE

8 letter answers 11 words

ACADEMIAACADEMICADDICTEDDECIMATEDEDICATEDETECTEDDICTATEDDIDACTICDIETETICEMACIATEMEDICATE

9 letter answers 6 words

DECIMATEDDEDICATEDDEDICATEEEMACIATEDMACADAMIAMEDICATED

Common questions

How many answers in the April 5, 2024 Spelling Bee?

75 valid answers worth 449 points, including 5 pangrams. Genius requires 314 points.

What is the pangram?

The pangrams are DECIMATE, DECIMATED, EMACIATED, MEDICATE, MEDICATED. Pangrams use all seven letters and earn 7 bonus points.

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is C. 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.