NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Sunday, April 12, 2026

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ACEHLO N
62Answers
1Pangrams
269Maximum
189Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

A8
C24
E4
H4
L7
N13
O2

Words by length

422
518
611
78
81
91
111

Two-letter starts

AC1
AE1
AL1
AN5
CA9
CH3
CL4
CO8
EC1
EL1
EN2
HE2
HO2
LA2
LE1
LL1
LO3
NA4
NE3
NO6
OC1
ON1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

11 letters · 18 points

First and last letters

N … E

Letter pattern

N•••••••••E

N × 3, C × 2, A × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

nonchalance

Complete answer list

Reveal full answers — spoiler

A 8

  • acne
  • aeon
  • alone
  • anal
  • ancho
  • annal
  • anneal
  • anon

C 24

  • canal
  • cancan
  • cancel
  • cane
  • canna
  • cannon
  • canoe
  • canola
  • canon
  • chance
  • chancel
  • channel
  • clan
  • clean
  • clench
  • clone
  • cocoon
  • colcannon
  • colleen
  • colon
  • colonel
  • conceal
  • conch
  • cone

E 4

  • echelon
  • elan
  • enhance
  • enlace

H 4

  • hence
  • henna
  • honcho
  • hone

L 7

  • lance
  • lane
  • lean
  • llano
  • loan
  • lone
  • loon

N 13

  • naan
  • nacelle
  • nacho
  • nana
  • nene
  • neocon
  • neon
  • noel
  • nonce
  • nonchalancePangram
  • none
  • nonlocal
  • noon

O 2

  • ocean
  • once

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Moderate at 29/100, compared with 102 available puzzles through this date.

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