NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, February 8, 2026

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BELNTU I
60Answers
2Pangrams
284Maximum
199Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

B14
E4
I7
L14
N6
T8
U7

Words by length

418
518
612
77
84
91

Two-letter starts

BE4
BI6
BL2
BU2
EB1
EL1
EN2
IN7
LE2
LI12
NI4
NU2
TI7
TU1
UN6
UT1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

B … N

Letter pattern

B••••••N

L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

bulletin

Pangram 2
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

E … T

Letter pattern

E•••••••T

E × 2, L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

ebullient

Complete answer list

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B 14

  • beeline
  • belie
  • belittle
  • beltline
  • bible
  • bile
  • bill
  • billet
  • bite
  • bitten
  • blin
  • blini
  • built
  • bulletinPangram

E 4

  • ebullientPangram
  • elite
  • ennui
  • entitle

I 7

  • inbuilt
  • inlet
  • innie
  • intel
  • intent
  • intuit
  • inutile

L 14

  • lenient
  • lentil
  • libel
  • libelee
  • lien
  • lieu
  • lilt
  • line
  • linen
  • linnet
  • lint
  • lintel
  • lite
  • little

N 6

  • nibble
  • nine
  • nineteen
  • nite
  • nubbin
  • nubile

T 8

  • tile
  • till
  • tilt
  • tine
  • tint
  • title
  • tittle
  • tutti

U 7

  • unbuilt
  • unit
  • unite
  • unlit
  • untie
  • until
  • utile

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 27/100, compared with 39 available puzzles through this date.

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