NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, March 1, 2026

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AFGINR M
56Answers
3Pangrams
320Maximum
224Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
F5
G8
I5
M27
N1
R2

Words by length

412
511
614
712
82
93
101
111

Two-letter starts

AF2
AI2
AN3
AR1
FA2
FI2
FR1
GA3
GR5
IM3
IN2
MA18
MI9
NA1
RA1
RI1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

A … G

Letter pattern

A•••••••G

F × 2, I × 2

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affirming

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

F … G

Letter pattern

F•••••G

No repeated letters

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farming

Pangram 3
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

F … G

Letter pattern

F•••••G

No repeated letters

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framing

Complete answer list

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A 8

  • affirm
  • affirmingPangram
  • aiming
  • airman
  • anagram
  • anagramming
  • anima
  • arming

F 5

  • farm
  • farmingPangram
  • firm
  • firming
  • framingPangram

G 8

  • gamin
  • gaming
  • gamma
  • gram
  • gramma
  • grammar
  • grammarian
  • grim

I 5

  • imaging
  • imagining
  • imam
  • infirm
  • infirming

M 27

  • mafia
  • magi
  • magma
  • maim
  • maiming
  • main
  • mama
  • mamma
  • managing
  • manga
  • mania
  • manna
  • manning
  • margin
  • marina
  • marinara
  • marm
  • marring
  • miff
  • miffing
  • miming
  • mini
  • minim
  • minima
  • mining
  • mirin
  • miring

N 1

  • naming

R 2

  • ramming
  • rimming

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 34/100, compared with 60 available puzzles through this date.

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