NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Saturday, April 4, 2026

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ABLRUY G
40Answers
2Pangrams
161Maximum
113Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A7
B9
G17
L2
R4
U1

Words by length

418
511
66
72
83

Two-letter starts

AG1
AL2
AR2
AU2
BA1
BR2
BU6
GA6
GL1
GR5
GU5
LA2
RA3
RU1
UG1

Pangram ladder

Open one clue at a time.

Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

A … Y

Letter pattern

A••••••Y

A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

arguably

Pangram 2
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

B … Y

Letter pattern

B••••••Y

R × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

burglary

Complete answer list

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A 7

  • agar
  • alga
  • algal
  • arguablyPangram
  • arugula
  • augur
  • augury

B 9

  • baggy
  • brag
  • braggy
  • buggy
  • bulgur
  • bulgy
  • burg
  • burglar
  • burglaryPangram

G 17

  • gabby
  • gaga
  • gala
  • gall
  • garb
  • gayly
  • glug
  • grab
  • grabby
  • gray
  • grub
  • grubby
  • guar
  • gulag
  • gull
  • gully
  • guru

L 2

  • laggy
  • lallygag

R 4

  • raga
  • ragbag
  • ragu
  • rugby

U 1

  • ugly

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Tricky at 55/100, compared with 94 available puzzles through this date.

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