NYT Spelling Bee

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Spelling Bee Answers & Analysis

Monday, April 13, 2026

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HORTUW G
24Answers
2Pangrams
140Maximum
98Genius

Answer shape

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Words by first letter

G8
O5
R2
T8
W1

Words by length

46
55
65
74
81
91
102

Two-letter starts

GO2
GR5
GU1
OU5
RO2
TH6
TO1
TR1
WR1

Pangram ladder

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Pangram 1
Length

9 letters · 16 points

First and last letters

O … H

Letter pattern

O•••••••H

O × 2, T × 2

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

outgrowth

Pangram 2
Length

7 letters · 14 points

First and last letters

W … T

Letter pattern

W•••••T

No repeated letters

Reveal Pangram — spoiler

wrought

Complete answer list

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G 8

  • goth
  • gout
  • grog
  • grotto
  • grout
  • grow
  • growth
  • guru

O 5

  • ought
  • outgo
  • outgrow
  • outgrowthPangram
  • outthought

R 2

  • rotgut
  • rough

T 8

  • thorough
  • though
  • thought
  • through
  • throughout
  • thug
  • tough
  • trough

W 1

  • wroughtPangram

How hard was this puzzle?

This puzzle's structural difficulty is Hard at 83/100, compared with 103 available puzzles through this date.

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