NYT Spelling Bee

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Thursday, February 5, 2026

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DHIMNT O
36Answers
1Pangrams
136Maximum
96Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D8
H5
I3
M11
N2
O3
T4

Words by length

417
59
66
71
83

Two-letter starts

DH1
DI2
DO5
HO5
ID2
IN1
MI2
MO9
NO2
OM1
ON2
TO4

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

M … H

Letter pattern

M••••••H

M × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

midmonth

Complete answer list

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D 8

  • dhoti
  • dino
  • ditto
  • dodo
  • dominion
  • domino
  • doom
  • doth

H 5

  • hominid
  • hominoid
  • hood
  • hoodoo
  • hoot

I 3

  • idiom
  • idiot
  • into

M 11

  • midmonthPangram
  • minion
  • mondo
  • mono
  • month
  • mood
  • moon
  • moot
  • moth
  • motion
  • motto

N 2

  • noon
  • notion

O 3

  • omit
  • onion
  • onto

T 4

  • tomtit
  • toon
  • toot
  • tooth

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 67/100, compared with 36 available puzzles through this date.

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