NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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CFILNT O
61Answers
2Pangrams
243Maximum
171Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

C20
F9
I6
L11
N4
O4
T7

Words by length

431
510
68
75
81
93
103

Two-letter starts

CL1
CO19
FI2
FO7
IC2
IN3
IO1
LI2
LO9
NO4
OC1
OL1
ON2
TI1
TO6

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

C … T

Letter pattern

C••••••T

C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

conflict

Pangram 2
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

I … N

Letter pattern

I••••••••N

I × 3, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

infliction

Complete answer list

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C 20

  • clot
  • cocci
  • cocoon
  • coffin
  • coif
  • coil
  • coin
  • colic
  • colon
  • colonic
  • colt
  • concoct
  • concoction
  • confit
  • conflictPangram
  • conic
  • cool
  • coot
  • cotillion
  • cotton

F 9

  • fiction
  • finito
  • foci
  • foil
  • folic
  • folio
  • font
  • fool
  • foot

I 6

  • icon
  • iconic
  • inflictionPangram
  • info
  • into
  • ionic

L 11

  • liftoff
  • lion
  • loci
  • loco
  • loft
  • loin
  • loll
  • loon
  • loot
  • lotion
  • lotto

N 4

  • nonfiction
  • nonillion
  • noon
  • notion

O 4

  • octillion
  • olio
  • onion
  • onto

T 7

  • tinfoil
  • toil
  • toll
  • tonic
  • tool
  • toon
  • toot

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 26/100, compared with 55 available puzzles through this date.

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