NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Friday, March 27, 2026

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DFGINU A
28Answers
1Pangrams
125Maximum
88Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
D1
F5
G9
I1
N6
U1

Words by length

411
54
65
77
81

Two-letter starts

AD1
AG2
AI1
AN1
DA1
FA5
GA9
IG1
NA6
UN1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

U … G

Letter pattern

U••••••G

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

unfading

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • adding
  • again
  • aging
  • aiding
  • angina

D 1

  • dang

F 5

  • fading
  • fang
  • fanning
  • faun
  • fauna

G 9

  • gadding
  • gaff
  • gaga
  • gagging
  • gain
  • gaining
  • gang
  • ganging
  • gauging

I 1

  • iguana

N 6

  • naan
  • nada
  • nagging
  • naiad
  • naif
  • nana

U 1

  • unfadingPangram

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 79/100, compared with 86 available puzzles through this date.

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