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NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints for April 4, 2025

Stuck on today’s NYT Spelling Bee? Here are the hints and full word list to help you reach Genius level.
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NYT Spelling Bee Answers & Hints for April 4, 2025

Welcome to your daily companion for the New York Times Spelling Bee! If today’s hive is buzzing a little too loudly, don’t worry—we have hints and the full word list to help you hit Genius level and beyond.

Today’s Spelling Bee Puzzle

  • Center Letter: R

  • Letters in the Hive: E, A, R, L, T, M, Y

  • Total Words Possible: 45+

  • Pangram(s): realty, merrily

Hints for Today’s Puzzle

  • You must use the letter R in every word.

  • The longest word has 7 letters.

  • Words include verbs, adjectives, and a few plural nouns.

Top Hint Words:

  • Related to property = realty

  • Joyfully = merrily

  • Soft material = terry

  • You’ll find many adjectives ending in -ly

Today’s Pangrams

  • REALTY

  • MERRILY

List of Answers (Long Words First)

  • merrily

  • realty

  • rarely

  • rarely

  • matter

  • letter

  • artery

  • terry

  • realm

  • marry

  • marry

  • retry

  • rater

  • alert

  • early

  • layer

  • leery

  • merry

  • metry

  • lyre

  • tare

  • term

  • tray

  • tear

  • team

  • year

  • …and more

How to Play Spelling Bee

  • Make words using 7 letters in the hive

  • Every word must include the center letter

  • Minimum word length = 4 letters

  • Score higher to reach Genius level

  • Find the pangram to unlock all bonus points

Final Thoughts

Today’s Spelling Bee was a joyful mix of challenge and charm. Reaching Genius with merrily and realty felt especially satisfying. Come back tomorrow for new hints, pangrams, and complete word lists.

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The Word Desk leads The Eastern Herald's daily coverage of Wordle, NYT Connections, Strands, the Mini Crossword, Spelling Bee, and the wider universe of word games and puzzles. The desk publishes daily hints, answers, and strategy guides, and corroborates puzzle history and editorial context through The New York Times Games and The Atlantic.

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