NYT Spelling Bee

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Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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ABHINO T
58Answers
2Pangrams
282Maximum
198Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A6
B11
H8
I9
N6
O4
T14

Words by length

421
512
612
75
81
106
121

Two-letter starts

AB1
AN4
AT1
BA4
BI2
BO5
HA5
HI1
HO2
IN8
IO1
NA3
NI1
NO2
OA1
OB2
ON1
TA5
TH3
TI3
TO3

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

10 letters · 17 points

First and last letters

H … N

Letter pattern

H••••••••N

A × 2, I × 2, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

habitation

Pangram 2
Length

12 letters · 19 points

First and last letters

I … N

Letter pattern

I••••••••••N

I × 3, N × 2, A × 2, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

inhabitation

Complete answer list

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A 6

  • abbot
  • annatto
  • annotation
  • anoint
  • anti
  • attain

B 11

  • baht
  • bait
  • bath
  • baton
  • biota
  • biotin
  • boat
  • bonito
  • boot
  • booth
  • both

H 8

  • habit
  • habitat
  • habitationPangram
  • hath
  • hatha
  • hint
  • hobbit
  • hoot

I 9

  • inhabit
  • inhabitant
  • inhabitationPangram
  • inhibit
  • inhibition
  • initiation
  • into
  • intonation
  • iota

N 6

  • nanobot
  • natant
  • nation
  • ninth
  • notation
  • notion

O 4

  • oath
  • obit
  • obtain
  • onto

T 14

  • taboo
  • tahini
  • taint
  • tannin
  • tattoo
  • than
  • that
  • thin
  • tibia
  • tint
  • titan
  • toon
  • toot
  • tooth

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 35/100, compared with 98 available puzzles through this date.

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