NYT Spelling Bee

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Saturday, February 21, 2026

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ACINOT M
66Answers
6Pangrams
383Maximum
269Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A10
C13
I3
M32
N2
O2
T4

Words by length

419
514
614
74
84
96
103
111
131

Two-letter starts

AM5
AN3
AT2
CA4
CI1
CO8
IM2
IN1
MA12
MI9
MO11
NO2
OM1
OT1
TA1
TO3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

A … C

Letter pattern

A••••••C

I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

amniotic

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

A … C

Letter pattern

A••••••C

A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

anatomic

Pangram 3
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

C … T

Letter pattern

C•••••••••T

N × 3, T × 2, A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

contaminant

Pangram 4
Length

13 letters · 20 points

First and last letters

C … N

Letter pattern

C•••••••••••N

O × 2, N × 3, T × 2, A × 2, I × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

contamination

Pangram 5
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

M … I

Letter pattern

M•••••••I

I × 2, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

manicotti

Pangram 6
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

M … C

Letter pattern

M•••••••C

M × 2, O × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

monatomic

Complete answer list

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A 10

  • amino
  • ammo
  • ammonia
  • amnio
  • amnioticPangram
  • anatomicPangram
  • anima
  • animation
  • atom
  • atomic

C 13

  • caiman
  • cami
  • camo
  • catmint
  • cinnamon
  • coma
  • comic
  • comma
  • commit
  • common
  • commotion
  • contaminantPangram
  • contaminationPangram

I 3

  • imam
  • imitation
  • intimation

M 32

  • maim
  • main
  • maintain
  • mama
  • mamma
  • mammon
  • mania
  • maniac
  • manic
  • manicottiPangram
  • manna
  • manta
  • mica
  • mimic
  • mini
  • minicam
  • minim
  • minima
  • minion
  • mint
  • mitt
  • moan
  • moat
  • momma
  • monatomicPangram
  • mono
  • monomania
  • monomaniac
  • moon
  • moot
  • motion
  • motto

N 2

  • nomination
  • noncom

O 2

  • omit
  • ottoman

T 4

  • tatami
  • tomato
  • tomcat
  • tomtit

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 22/100, compared with 52 available puzzles through this date.

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