NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, February 27, 2026

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ABCEIL P
55Answers
2Pangrams
241Maximum
169Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A9
B4
C5
E2
I1
L2
P32

Words by length

424
510
69
73
85
92
102

Two-letter starts

AL1
AP8
BE1
BI1
BL2
CA2
CL3
EP2
IP1
LA1
LE1
PA13
PE8
PI5
PL6

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

A … E

Letter pattern

A••••••••E

A × 2, P × 2, L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

applicable

Pangram 2
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

C … E

Letter pattern

C•••••••E

L × 2, P × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

clippable

Complete answer list

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A 9

  • alpaca
  • apace
  • apiece
  • appall
  • appeal
  • appealable
  • appellee
  • apple
  • applicablePangram

B 4

  • beep
  • bicep
  • bleep
  • blip

C 5

  • capable
  • cape
  • clap
  • clip
  • clippablePangram

E 2

  • epee
  • epic

I 1

  • ipecac

L 2

  • lapel
  • leap

P 32

  • pace
  • paella
  • pail
  • palace
  • palapa
  • pale
  • pall
  • palp
  • palpable
  • papa
  • papal
  • papilla
  • papillae
  • peace
  • peaceable
  • peal
  • pebble
  • peel
  • peelable
  • peep
  • pellicle
  • pica
  • piece
  • pile
  • pill
  • pipe
  • place
  • plea
  • pleb
  • plebe
  • pliable
  • plie

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 38/100, compared with 58 available puzzles through this date.

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