NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Thursday, March 5, 2026

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ACJLRU O
32Answers
1Pangrams
139Maximum
98Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A3
C16
J2
L3
O5
R3

Words by length

412
58
66
74
82

Two-letter starts

AR1
AU2
CA3
CL1
CO10
CR1
CU1
JO1
JU1
LO3
OC2
OR3
RO3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

J … R

Letter pattern

J•••••R

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

jocular

Complete answer list

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A 3

  • arco
  • aurora
  • auroral

C 16

  • cacao
  • callaloo
  • carol
  • cloaca
  • coal
  • coca
  • cocoa
  • cola
  • collar
  • color
  • cool
  • coral
  • corolla
  • corral
  • croc
  • curacao

J 2

  • jocularPangram
  • juror

L 3

  • local
  • loco
  • loll

O 5

  • occur
  • ocular
  • oracular
  • oral
  • orca

R 3

  • roar
  • rococo
  • roll

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 72/100, compared with 64 available puzzles through this date.

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