NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Wednesday, February 18, 2026

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ACDORV N
39Answers
1Pangrams
180Maximum
126Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
C18
D2
N7
R7

Words by length

411
513
610
73
82

Two-letter starts

AC1
AD1
AN2
AR1
CA7
CO10
CR1
DA1
DO1
NA5
NO2
RA5
RO2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

C … N

Letter pattern

C••••••N

O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

cordovan

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • acorn
  • adorn
  • anaconda
  • anon
  • arcana

C 18

  • canard
  • cancan
  • candor
  • canna
  • cannon
  • canon
  • caravan
  • cocoon
  • codon
  • concord
  • condo
  • condor
  • convo
  • cordon
  • cordovanPangram
  • corn
  • corona
  • croon

D 2

  • darn
  • donor

N 7

  • naan
  • nada
  • nana
  • narc
  • narco
  • noon
  • nova

R 7

  • raccoon
  • radon
  • rancor
  • rand
  • rando
  • roan
  • rondo

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 60/100, compared with 49 available puzzles through this date.

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