NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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ACEHIT M
55Answers
2Pangrams
213Maximum
150Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A2
C3
E4
H4
I3
M28
T11

Words by length

429
58
64
78
85
101

Two-letter starts

AC1
AH1
CA2
CH1
EM4
HA2
HE2
IM2
IT1
MA13
ME8
MI7
TA2
TE4
TH3
TI2

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

M … C

Letter pattern

M••••••••C

M × 2, A × 2, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

mathematic

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

T … C

Letter pattern

T••••••C

T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

thematic

Complete answer list

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A 2

  • acme
  • ahem

C 3

  • came
  • cami
  • chime

E 4

  • emaciate
  • emcee
  • emetic
  • emit

H 4

  • hamachi
  • hamate
  • hematite
  • heme

I 3

  • imam
  • imitate
  • item

M 28

  • mace
  • machete
  • mahatma
  • mahimahi
  • maim
  • mama
  • mamma
  • match
  • matcha
  • mate
  • math
  • mathematicPangram
  • matte
  • meat
  • mecca
  • meet
  • meme
  • memetic
  • meta
  • mete
  • meth
  • mica
  • mice
  • mime
  • mimetic
  • mimic
  • mite
  • mitt

T 11

  • tame
  • tatami
  • team
  • teammate
  • teatime
  • teem
  • them
  • thematicPangram
  • theme
  • time
  • titmice

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 36/100, compared with 50 available puzzles through this date.

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