NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, February 7, 2026

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AIOPRT Y
39Answers
2Pangrams
189Maximum
133Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
I1
O2
P16
R5
T9
Y1

Words by length

412
512
69
73
82
121

Two-letter starts

AI1
AP1
AR3
IT1
OA1
OR1
PA7
PI1
PO3
PR4
PY1
RA2
RO3
TA2
TI1
TO1
TR3
TY2
YA1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

12 letters · 19 points

First and last letters

P … Y

Letter pattern

P••••••••••Y

P × 2, R × 2, O × 2, I × 2, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

propitiatory

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

T … Y

Letter pattern

T•••••Y

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

topiary

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • airy
  • apiary
  • array
  • arroyo
  • arty

I 1

  • itty

O 2

  • oaty
  • oratory

P 16

  • papaya
  • pappy
  • papyri
  • parity
  • parry
  • party
  • patty
  • pity
  • poppy
  • portray
  • potty
  • pray
  • priority
  • priory
  • propitiatoryPangram
  • pyro

R 5

  • rarity
  • ratty
  • ropy
  • rotary
  • rotatory

T 9

  • tarry
  • tatty
  • tippy
  • topiaryPangram
  • tray
  • trippy
  • troy
  • typo
  • tyro

Y 1

  • yappy

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 53/100, compared with 38 available puzzles through this date.

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