NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, March 13, 2026

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ACHORT I
59Answers
3Pangrams
299Maximum
210Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A9
C23
H3
I3
O2
R7
T12

Words by length

416
520
69
77
84
93

Two-letter starts

AC2
AO1
AR4
AT2
CA2
CH11
CI4
CO4
CR2
HA2
HI1
IC1
IO1
IT1
OR2
RA2
RH1
RI3
RO1
TA2
TH1
TI1
TO3
TR5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

C … T

Letter pattern

C•••••T

No repeated letters

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chariot

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

H … T

Letter pattern

H•••••T

No repeated letters

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haricot

Pangram 3
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

T … C

Letter pattern

T••••••C

C × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

thoracic

Complete answer list

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A 9

  • acacia
  • acai
  • aortic
  • archaic
  • arctic
  • aria
  • arthritic
  • atria
  • attic

C 23

  • cacti
  • cathartic
  • chai
  • chair
  • chaotic
  • chariotPangram
  • chia
  • chic
  • chica
  • chichi
  • chit
  • chitchat
  • choir
  • ciao
  • circa
  • cirri
  • citric
  • coati
  • cocci
  • cochair
  • coir
  • critic
  • croci

H 3

  • hair
  • haricotPangram
  • hitch

I 3

  • ichor
  • iota
  • itch

O 2

  • oratorio
  • orthotic

R 7

  • raita
  • ratio
  • rhotic
  • rich
  • ricotta
  • riot
  • roti

T 12

  • tacit
  • tactic
  • thoracicPangram
  • tiara
  • tori
  • toric
  • torii
  • trait
  • traitor
  • trattoria
  • tricot
  • trio

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 27/100, compared with 72 available puzzles through this date.

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