NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, March 21, 2026

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ILNPUV E
48Answers
1Pangrams
176Maximum
124Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

E6
I1
L11
N4
P13
U5
V8

Words by length

423
510
610
74
81

Two-letter starts

EL1
EN2
EP1
EV2
IN1
LE2
LI7
LU2
NE1
NI3
PE6
PI5
PL1
PU1
UN5
VE5
VI2
VU1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

V … E

Letter pattern

V•••••E

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

vulpine

Complete answer list

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E 6

  • eleven
  • enliven
  • ennui
  • epee
  • even
  • evil

I 1

  • innie

L 11

  • levee
  • level
  • lien
  • lieu
  • line
  • linen
  • lineup
  • live
  • liven
  • lune
  • lupine

N 4

  • nene
  • nine
  • ninepin
  • nipple

P 13

  • peel
  • peen
  • peep
  • peeve
  • penile
  • penne
  • pile
  • pileup
  • pine
  • pipe
  • pipeline
  • plie
  • pule

U 5

  • uneven
  • unlevel
  • unpen
  • unpile
  • unveil

V 8

  • veep
  • veil
  • vein
  • venue
  • venule
  • vile
  • vine
  • vulpinePangram

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 50/100, compared with 80 available puzzles through this date.

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