NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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DEFLNU G
48Answers
2Pangrams
232Maximum
163Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

D4
E5
F7
G17
L10
N2
U3

Words by length

414
511
615
76
81
91

Two-letter starts

DE3
DU1
ED2
EG1
EN2
FL3
FU4
GE5
GL7
GU5
LE3
LU7
NU2
UN3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

8 letters · 15 points

First and last letters

E … D

Letter pattern

E••••••D

E × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

engulfed

Pangram 2
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

U … D

Letter pattern

U•••••••D

E × 2, D × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

unfledged

Complete answer list

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D 4

  • deluge
  • deluged
  • dengue
  • dung

E 5

  • edge
  • edged
  • egged
  • engulf
  • engulfedPangram

F 7

  • fledge
  • fledged
  • flung
  • fudge
  • fudged
  • fugu
  • fugue

G 17

  • geld
  • gelded
  • gelee
  • gelled
  • gene
  • glee
  • gleeful
  • glen
  • glue
  • glued
  • glug
  • glugged
  • guff
  • gulf
  • gull
  • gulled
  • gunned

L 10

  • ledge
  • legend
  • legged
  • luge
  • luged
  • lugged
  • lung
  • lunge
  • lunged
  • lungful

N 2

  • nudge
  • nudged

U 3

  • unfledgedPangram
  • unglue
  • unglued

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 44/100, compared with 97 available puzzles through this date.

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