NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, February 23, 2026

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IPRACG H
23Answers
1Pangrams
92Maximum
65Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
C10
G2
H4
P3
R1

Words by length

411
56
62
72
92

Two-letter starts

AA1
AR2
CH10
GR2
HA2
HI2
PA3
RI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

G … C

Letter pattern

G•••••C

No repeated letters

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graphic

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • aargh
  • arch
  • archaic

C 10

  • chai
  • chair
  • chap
  • char
  • chia
  • chic
  • chica
  • chichi
  • chip
  • chirp

G 2

  • graph
  • graphicPangram

H 4

  • hair
  • harp
  • high
  • highchair

P 3

  • paragraph
  • parch
  • pariah

R 1

  • rich

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 79/100, compared with 54 available puzzles through this date.

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