NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, February 6, 2026

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ACGIMN E
61Answers
1Pangrams
260Maximum
182Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
C5
E11
G7
I7
M19
N5

Words by length

423
513
617
72
85
91

Two-letter starts

AC2
AG1
AM1
AN3
CA4
CI1
EG1
EM3
EN7
GA3
GE3
GI1
IC2
IM3
IN2
MA5
ME9
MI5
NA1
NE1
NI3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

M … G

Letter pattern

M••••••G

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

menacing

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

A 7

  • acme
  • acne
  • ageing
  • amen
  • anemia
  • anemic
  • anime

C 5

  • cage
  • came
  • cane
  • canine
  • cinema

E 11

  • egging
  • emcee
  • emceeing
  • eminence
  • encage
  • encaging
  • enema
  • engage
  • engaging
  • engine
  • enigma

G 7

  • gage
  • game
  • gamine
  • gene
  • genie
  • genii
  • gimme

I 7

  • iceman
  • icemen
  • image
  • imagine
  • imminence
  • inane
  • innie

M 19

  • mace
  • mage
  • manage
  • mane
  • mange
  • mean
  • meanie
  • meaning
  • mecca
  • mega
  • meme
  • meming
  • menace
  • menacingPangram
  • mice
  • mien
  • mime
  • mince
  • mine

N 5

  • name
  • nene
  • nice
  • niece
  • nine

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 29/100, compared with 37 available puzzles through this date.

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