Spelling Bee hints & answers: Apr 19, 2026 (Puzzle #21952)

This page shows spoiler‑layered hints and full answers for the NYT Spelling Bee hive published on Apr 19, 2026 (2026-04-19 · Puzzle #21952).

Hive overview

This hive centers on M with six outer letters. It has 68 stored words, 2 pangrams, and about 363 available points before rank thresholds.

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This hive has 68 playable words worth about 363 points in total. Aim to unlock the pangram and a few long words early to get ahead of the ranking curve.

There are 2 pangrams hidden in this hive.

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Word count matrix (starting letter × length):

	4	5	6	7+	Σ
M	4 letters13	5 letters5	6 letters7	7+ letters12	Total37
A	4 letters1	5 letters1	6 letters5	7+ letters3	Total10
I	4 letters1	5 letters1	6 letters–	7+ letters1	Total3
L	4 letters3	5 letters2	6 letters1	7+ letters2	Total8
N	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters–	7+ letters–	Total0
T	4 letters–	5 letters–	6 letters2	7+ letters2	Total4
U	4 letters–	5 letters2	6 letters2	7+ letters2	Total6
Σ	4 letters18	5 letters11	6 letters17	7+ letters22	Total68

Approximate rank thresholds for this hive:

Good Start: 0 pts
Moving Up: 7 pts
Good: 18 pts
Solid: 29 pts
Nice: 54 pts
Great: 91 pts
Amazing: 145 pts
Genius: 254 pts
Queen Bee: 363 pts

Check your current score in the NYT game to see how close you are to each rank.

Reveal full answer list (spoiler)

Full answer list for today's hive (alphabetical):

WordLengthScorePangram

ALLIUM
6
6
No
ALUM
4
1
No
ALUMINA
7
7
No
ALUMINUM
8
8
No
ALUMNA
6
6
No
ALUMNI
6
6
No
ANIMA
5
5
No
ANIMAL
6
6
No
AUTUMN
6
6
No
AUTUMNAL
8
8
No
ILIUM
5
5
No
ILLUMINATI
10
17
Yes
IMAM
4
1
No
LAMA
4
1
No
LAMINA
6
6
No
LAMINAL
7
7
No
LIMA
4
1
No
LIMINAL
7
7
No
LIMIT
5
5
No
LIMN
4
1
No
LLAMA
5
5
No
MAIL
4
1
No
MAILMAN
7
7
No
MAIM
4
1
No
MAIN
4
1
No
MAINTAIN
8
8
No
MALL
4
1
No
MALT
4
1
No
MAMA
4
1
No
MAMMA
5
5
No
MAMMAL
6
6
No
MAMMALIAN
9
9
No
MANIA
5
5
No
MANILA
6
6
No
MANNA
5
5
No
MANTA
5
5
No
MANTILLA
8
8
No
MANUAL
6
6
No
MANUMIT
7
7
No
MATUTINAL
9
16
Yes
MAUL
4
1
No
MILITANT
8
8
No
MILITIA
7
7
No
MILITIAMAN
10
10
No
MILL
4
1
No
MINI
4
1
No
MINIM
5
5
No
MINIMA
6
6
No
MINIMAL
7
7
No
MINIMUM
7
7
No
MINT
4
1
No
MINUTIA
7
7
No
MITT
4
1
No
MULL
4
1
No
MUTANT
6
6
No
MUTT
4
1
No
MUTUAL
6
6
No
MUUMUU
6
6
No
TANTALUM
8
8
No
TATAMI
6
6
No
TITANIUM
8
8
No
TUMULT
6
6
No
ULTIMA
6
6
No
ULTIMATA
8
8
No
ULTIMATUM
9
9
No
UMAMI
5
5
No
UMLAUT
6
6
No
UNMAN
5
5
No

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