NYT Spelling Bee

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Thursday, April 2, 2026

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AIMNTY O
56Answers
2Pangrams
297Maximum
208Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A17
I6
M16
N5
O6
T6

Words by length

418
59
610
76
84
94
105

Two-letter starts

AM4
AN12
AT1
IM1
IN4
IO1
MA2
MI1
MO13
NA1
NO4
OA1
OM1
ON3
OT1
TA1
TO5

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

A … Y

Letter pattern

A•••••••Y

N × 2, Y × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

anonymity

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

A … Y

Letter pattern

A••••••Y

N × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

antimony

Complete answer list

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A 17

  • amino
  • ammo
  • ammonia
  • amnio
  • anatomy
  • animation
  • anion
  • annatto
  • annotation
  • annoy
  • anoint
  • anon
  • anonymityPangram
  • antimonyPangram
  • antonym
  • antonymy
  • atom

I 6

  • imitation
  • initiation
  • intimation
  • into
  • intonation
  • iota

M 16

  • mammon
  • mayo
  • minion
  • moan
  • moat
  • momma
  • mommy
  • mono
  • monomania
  • mononym
  • monotony
  • moon
  • moony
  • moot
  • motion
  • motto

N 5

  • nation
  • nomination
  • noon
  • notation
  • notion

O 6

  • oaty
  • omit
  • onion
  • oniony
  • onto
  • ottoman

T 6

  • tattoo
  • tomato
  • tomtit
  • tony
  • toon
  • toot

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 37/100, compared with 92 available puzzles through this date.

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