NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, February 9, 2026

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58Answers
1Pangrams
220Maximum
154Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
C12
I3
K1
L5
O1
T29

Words by length

428
512
67
75
86

Two-letter starts

AL3
AT4
CA3
CL1
CO8
IL1
IO1
IT1
KI1
LA1
LI2
LO2
OC1
TA14
TI6
TO9

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

C … L

Letter pattern

C••••••L

C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

cocktail

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • alit
  • allot
  • alto
  • atilt
  • atoll
  • attack
  • attic

C 12

  • cacti
  • catcall
  • cattail
  • clot
  • coat
  • coati
  • coattail
  • cockatoo
  • cocktailPangram
  • coital
  • colt
  • coot

I 3

  • illicit
  • iota
  • italic

K 1

  • kilt

L 5

  • lactic
  • licit
  • lilt
  • loot
  • lotto

O 1

  • octal

T 29

  • tacit
  • tack
  • taco
  • tact
  • tactic
  • tactical
  • tail
  • tailcoat
  • talc
  • tali
  • talk
  • tall
  • tallit
  • tattoo
  • tick
  • ticktock
  • tiki
  • tikka
  • till
  • tilt
  • toccata
  • tock
  • toil
  • toll
  • took
  • tool
  • toolkit
  • toot
  • total

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 35/100, compared with 40 available puzzles through this date.

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