NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, March 14, 2026

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BFGLOU R
28Answers
1Pangrams
93Maximum
66Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

B11
F9
G4
L1
R3

Words by length

416
57
62
71
82

Two-letter starts

BL2
BO1
BU8
FL2
FO2
FR3
FU2
GR3
GU1
LO1
RO2
RU1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

B … G

Letter pattern

B••••••G

L × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

bullfrog

Complete answer list

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B 11

  • blur
  • blurb
  • boor
  • bulgur
  • bullfrogPangram
  • burb
  • burg
  • burgoo
  • burl
  • burr
  • burro

F 9

  • floor
  • flour
  • forgo
  • four
  • frog
  • froufrou
  • frug
  • furl
  • furor

G 4

  • grog
  • grub
  • gruff
  • guru

L 1

  • logroll

R 3

  • roll
  • roof
  • ruff

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 72/100, compared with 73 available puzzles through this date.

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