April 7, 2021

NYT Spelling Bee Answers — April 7, 2021

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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 7, 2021 (Wednesday). The honeycomb shows the seven letters; the pangram is highlighted in yellow.

Words40
Max Points201
Pangram1
Genius141

4 letter answers 8 words

ALLYAMYLGAMYLOGYMAYOPLAYPLOYYOGA

5 letter answers 18 words

ALLAYALLOYAMPLYAPPLYGAYLYGOLLYGOOPYLAGGYLOAMYLOOPYLOYALMOMMYPALMYPAPPYPOLYPPOPPYPYGMYYAPPY

6 letter answers 7 words

GLOOMYGLOOPYGLOPPYGOGGLYGOOGLYPAPAYAPAYOLA

7 letter answers 3 words

APOLOGYLOYALLYPAPALLY

8 letter answers 3 words

LALLYGAGLOLLYGAGPOLYGAMY

9 letter answers 1 word

MAMMALOGY

Common questions

How many answers in the April 7, 2021 Spelling Bee?

40 valid answers worth 201 points, including 1 pangram. Genius requires 141 points.

What is the pangram?

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

What is the center letter?

The required center letter is Y. 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.