NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, March 28, 2026

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ABEKMT N
50Answers
1Pangrams
225Maximum
158Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A6
B11
E6
K4
M7
N8
T8

Words by length

419
59
610
76
83
92
101

Two-letter starts

AB2
AM1
AN3
BA6
BE5
EA1
EM3
EN2
KA1
KE2
KN1
MA4
ME3
NA5
NE3
TA3
TE5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

E … T

Letter pattern

E••••••••T

E × 2, M × 2, N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

embankment

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

A 6

  • abatement
  • abetment
  • amen
  • ante
  • antenna
  • antennae

B 11

  • banana
  • bane
  • bank
  • bantam
  • battement
  • batten
  • bean
  • beaten
  • been
  • bent
  • betaken

E 6

  • eaten
  • emanate
  • embank
  • embankmentPangram
  • enema
  • entente

K 4

  • katana
  • keen
  • kente
  • knee

M 7

  • manatee
  • mane
  • manna
  • manta
  • mean
  • meant
  • mentee

N 8

  • naan
  • name
  • nana
  • nankeen
  • natant
  • neat
  • neaten
  • nene

T 8

  • taken
  • tank
  • tanka
  • teen
  • tenant
  • tenement
  • tenet
  • tent

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 50/100, compared with 87 available puzzles through this date.

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