NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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EFINTY M
27Answers
1Pangrams
101Maximum
71Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

E4
F3
I2
M15
T3

Words by length

415
54
63
71
83
101

Two-letter starts

EM2
EN2
FE3
IM1
IT1
ME4
MI11
TE2
TI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

F … Y

Letter pattern

F••••••••Y

I × 3, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

femininity

Complete answer list

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E 4

  • eminent
  • emit
  • enemy
  • enmity

F 3

  • feminine
  • femininityPangram
  • femme

I 2

  • imminent
  • item

M 15

  • meet
  • meme
  • mentee
  • mete
  • mien
  • miff
  • mime
  • mine
  • mini
  • minim
  • mint
  • minty
  • mite
  • mitt
  • mitten

T 3

  • teem
  • tenement
  • time

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 77/100, compared with 42 available puzzles through this date.

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