NYT Spelling Bee

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

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DEHKLO I
38Answers
1Pangrams
161Maximum
113Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D9
E3
H6
I4
K7
L5
O4

Words by length

414
510
611
72
101

Two-letter starts

DE1
DI7
DO1
ED1
EL2
HI5
HO1
ID3
IO1
KE1
KI6
LI5
OI1
OL3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

L … D

Letter pattern

L••••••••D

L × 2, I × 2, O × 2

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likelihood

Complete answer list

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D 9

  • deli
  • diddle
  • diddled
  • died
  • dike
  • dildo
  • dill
  • diode
  • dollied

E 3

  • eddied
  • elide
  • elided

H 6

  • hide
  • hike
  • hiked
  • hill
  • hilled
  • hoodie

I 4

  • idle
  • idled
  • idol
  • iodide

K 7

  • keloid
  • kidded
  • kiddie
  • kiddo
  • kill
  • killed
  • kilo

L 5

  • lidded
  • lied
  • like
  • liked
  • likelihoodPangram

O 4

  • oiled
  • oldie
  • olio
  • ollie

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 64/100, compared with 59 available puzzles through this date.

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