NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, March 22, 2026

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DGHILN A
69Answers
3Pangrams
362Maximum
254Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A14
D6
G19
H12
I3
L8
N7

Words by length

422
59
68
717
812
111

Two-letter starts

AD2
AG2
AI2
AL4
AN4
DA4
DI2
GA14
GL5
HA11
HI1
IN3
LA8
NA7

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

G … G

Letter pattern

G•••••••••G

G × 2, A × 2, D × 2, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

gladhanding

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

H … G

Letter pattern

H••••••G

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

handling

Pangram 3
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

H … D

Letter pattern

H••••••D

H × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

highland

Complete answer list

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A 14

  • adding
  • addling
  • again
  • aging
  • aiding
  • ailing
  • alga
  • algal
  • align
  • aligning
  • anal
  • angina
  • angling
  • annal

D 6

  • dahlia
  • dandling
  • dang
  • dangling
  • dial
  • dialing

G 19

  • gadding
  • gaga
  • gagging
  • gain
  • gaining
  • gala
  • galangal
  • gall
  • galling
  • gang
  • ganging
  • gangland
  • ganglia
  • gangling
  • glad
  • gladhand
  • gladhandingPangram
  • gland
  • glia

H 12

  • haggling
  • hail
  • hailing
  • halal
  • hall
  • hand
  • handing
  • handlingPangram
  • hang
  • hanging
  • hangnail
  • highlandPangram

I 3

  • inhaling
  • inlaid
  • inland

L 8

  • lading
  • ladling
  • lagging
  • laid
  • lain
  • lanai
  • land
  • landing

N 7

  • naan
  • nada
  • nagging
  • naiad
  • nail
  • nailing
  • nana

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Easy at 21/100, compared with 81 available puzzles through this date.

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