NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, February 12, 2026

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AFMORT N
41Answers
1Pangrams
188Maximum
132Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
F4
M13
N9
O2
R3
T5

Words by length

415
55
611
76
83
91

Two-letter starts

AF1
AN3
AR1
FO2
FR2
MA7
MO6
NA4
NO5
ON1
OT1
RA2
RO1
TA3
TO2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

F … N

Letter pattern

F••••••N

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

frontman

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • affront
  • annatto
  • annotator
  • anon
  • arrant

F 4

  • font
  • footman
  • front
  • frontmanPangram

M 13

  • mammon
  • manna
  • manor
  • manta
  • mantra
  • maroon
  • matron
  • moan
  • mono
  • moon
  • moonroof
  • morn
  • moron

N 9

  • naan
  • nana
  • narrator
  • natant
  • nonart
  • nonfat
  • noon
  • norm
  • notator

O 2

  • onto
  • ottoman

R 3

  • rant
  • rattan
  • roan

T 5

  • tantara
  • tantra
  • tartan
  • toon
  • torn

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 61/100, compared with 43 available puzzles through this date.

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