NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, March 29, 2026

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ACILNO B
50Answers
1Pangrams
221Maximum
155Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A5
B33
C7
L3
N2

Words by length

418
511
613
73
84
101

Two-letter starts

AB2
AL2
AN1
BA11
BI5
BL5
BO12
CA6
CO1
LA2
LO1
NA1
NO1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

A … C

Letter pattern

A••••••C

A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

anabolic

Complete answer list

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A 5

  • abaci
  • aboil
  • albino
  • alibi
  • anabolicPangram

B 33

  • baba
  • baboon
  • bacilli
  • bacon
  • bail
  • ball
  • balloon
  • banal
  • banana
  • banc
  • baobab
  • biblical
  • bilabial
  • bill
  • billion
  • bionic
  • blab
  • blin
  • blini
  • blob
  • bloc
  • boba
  • bobbin
  • bocci
  • boil
  • bola
  • boll
  • bolo
  • bonbon
  • bonobo
  • boob
  • booboo
  • boon

C 7

  • cabal
  • cabala
  • cabana
  • cabin
  • cannibal
  • cannonball
  • collab

L 3

  • labia
  • labial
  • lobo

N 2

  • nabob
  • noob

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 49/100, compared with 88 available puzzles through this date.

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